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The church Saint-Hilaire de Cros-de-Ronesque, located in the Cantal department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, was built at the beginning of the 15th century. It is distinguished by a sober but characteristic architecture: a nave made up of two barlong spans, a square vaulted vaulted ribbed, and a bell tower-wall surmounted by a rare awning. Its portal, decorated with two statuettes representing the Annunciation and an inscription dated 1558 ("AVE GRATIA PLENA, THE AN 1558 FOU FACTE"), bears witness to its medieval heritage.

In the 15th century, a lateral chapel was added to the north of the building, while a second, to the south, was built in the 17th century, reflecting architectural and liturgical developments of the period. Former priory of the monastery of Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac, the church was inscribed in the historical monuments on 11 October 1930. Its flat bedside, covered with a rump, and its appenti chapels illustrate the successive adaptations of the building, whose southern chapel bears an engraved date of 1771.

Inside, vaulted with veined ridges, and outside, marked by a bell tower with three arches, highlight its dual role as a place of worship and heritage landmark. The mention of its status as a parish church and the traces of ancient inscriptions (like the one of 1558) reinforce its anchor in local history, between monastic heritage and community life. The Creative Commons Photo License available (Ericargs) and its precise location (15130 Cros-de-Ronesque) today facilitate its study and enhancement.

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