Churches classified in the Loire

Eglise romane
42220 Bourg-Argental

The church Saint-André de Bourg-Argental, a 12th century religious building located in the Loire, combines Romanesque architecture and Gothic elements, with a portal classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Eglise romane
42100 Saint-Etienne

The church of Notre-Dame de Valbenoîte, an ancient Cistercian abbey of the 13th and 17th centuries in Saint-Étienne, combines Romanesque architecture and turbulent history, marked by fires and successive reconstructions.

Eglise romane
42610 Saint-Romain-le-Puy

The Prioral Church of Saint-Romain-le-Puy, built between the 10th and 14th centuries, dominates the plain of Forez from a volcanic piton. This historic monument, classified in 1862, combines Romanesque architecture and Gallo-Roman remains in the Loire.

Eglise
42400 Saint-Chamond

Saint-Pierre Church is a 17th and 18th century Catholic church located in Saint-Chamond, in the Loire department, classified as a historical monument for its architecture and interior decoration.

Eglise gothique
42100 Saint-Etienne

The Grand'Église Saint-Étienne, the Gothic building of the 15th-17th centuries in Saint-Étienne (Loire), combines the Forezian style with the turbulent history, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Revolution.

Eglise gothique
42820 Ambierle

The church Saint-Martin d'Ambierle, a 15th-century Gothic building located in the Loire, is a former clunisian priory classified as a historical monument, famous for its exceptional altarpieces and stained glass windows.

Eglise moderne
42700 Firminy

The church Saint-Pierre de Firminy, designed by Le Corbusier in the 1960s, is a crude concrete building located in the Loire, emblematic of modern religious architecture of the twentieth century.

Eglise
42120 Perreux

The church of Saint-Bonnet de Perreux, built in the 16th century, is a historical monument located in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, famous for its listed Gothic chapels.