Abbeys and Basilicas in Auvergne

Romanesque Church
43100 Lavaudieu

Saint-André de Lavaudieu Abbey, a former Benedictine priory of the 12th century, stands in Lavaudieu in Haute-Loire. This Romanesque jewel, transformed into an abbey of canonesses, houses exceptional medieval frescoes and a historical cloister, witness to ten centuries of religious history in Auvergne.

Gothic Church
43160 La Chaise-Dieu

The Saint-Robert Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu, a 14th-century Gothic masterpiece in the Haute-Loire region, was rebuilt under the impulse of Pope Clement VI. It houses a macabre dance and an exceptional historic organ.

Romanesque Church
63210 Orcival

The Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Orcival, a jewel of 12th century Romanesque art, stands in Orcival in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ranked in 1840, it houses a Virgin in majesty venerated since the Middle Ages.

Romanesque Church
43100 Brioude

The Basilica Saint-Julien de Brioude, jewel of the novel Auvergnat, is the largest Romanesque church in Auvergne. Located in Brioude in Haute-Loire, it was built between the 11th and 14th centuries, mixing aquitaine and Burgundy influences, and classified as a historical monument in 1840.

Romanesque Church
15200 Mauriac

The Notre-Dame-des-Miracles Basilica of Mauriac, a Romanesque building of the 11th and 12th centuries, is the largest Romanesque church in Haute-Auvergne. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it is distinguished by its tympanum representing Ascension and its rich legendary past linked to Saint Théodechilde.

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63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Notre-Dame-du-Port Basilica, a jewel of auvergnat Romanesque art, is a 12th-century collegial church located in Clermont-Ferrand, a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous for its miraculous black Virgin.

Romanesque Church
63200 Riom

The Basilica of Saint-Amable de Riom, a religious building from the 12th to the 13th centuries enlarged in the 15th and 18th centuries, is the largest church in Auvergne after the cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand. Located in the Puy-de-Dôme, it combines Romanesque, Gothic and classical styles, with an iconic 19th century bell tower.

Romanesque Church
43150 Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

The Abbey of Saint-Chaffre du Monastier-sur-Gazeille, 11th century Romanesque jewel in the Haute-Loire, dominates the Gazeille valley. Its Benedictine history and its polychrome façade make it an emblematic monument of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.