Cathedrals and Collegiates in the Cher

Collegiate
18190 Venesmes

The collegiate Saint-Pierre de Venesmes, built between the 12th and 19th centuries, is an ancient church that became collegiate in 1265, located in the Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire. Its architecture combines Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Collegiate
18220 Les Aix-d'Angillon

The collegiate Saint-Germain des Aix-d'Angillon, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 19th century, is an ancient Romanesque church located in the Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire. This historic monument combines medieval architecture and modern restorations.

Romanesque Church
18000 Bourges

The Porte Saint-Ours, Romanesque vestige of the collegiate Saint-Ursin in Bourges, dates from the 11th-XIIth century. Ranked in 1840, it now adorns the entrance to the gardens of Cher Prefecture.

Romanesque Church
18500 Mehun-sur-Yèvre

The Collège Notre-Dame de Mehun-sur-Yèvre, a Romanesque and Gothic building dating back to the 11th, 12th and 15th centuries, is distinguished by its horse-iron walk-through and flamboyant chapel, classified as a historical monument since 1840 in the Centre-Val de Loire.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
18240 Léré

The collegiate Saint-Martin de Léré, a religious building of the 12th and 16th centuries, stands in Léré in the Centre-Val de Loire region. A former dependency of Saint Martin de Tours, it houses a Romanesque crypt and a Gothic porch, witness to a rich historical and architectural past.

Romanesque Church
18310 Saint-Outrille

The Collège Saint-Austrésile de Saint-Outrille, built between the 11th and 15th centuries in the Cher, is an ancient Benedictine religious building classified as a historical monument, famous for its bell tower and medieval plan.

Paths of Compostela - Via Vézelay
18000 Bourges

Saint-Étienne de Bourges Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th to 13th centuries, is distinguished by its lack of transept and its exceptional stained glass windows. Located in the Cher en Centre-Val de Loire, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.