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Church of Saint-Ferréol of Cohade en Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire

Church of Saint-Ferréol of Cohade

    1 Place de la Mairie
    43100 Cohade

Origin and history

The church Saint-Ferréol de Cohade is a religious monument located in the commune of Cohade, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Although its name evokes Saint Ferréol, a Christian martyr of the first centuries, the available sources do not specify its period of construction or its own architectural or historical details. In the general context of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, local churches have often played a central role in community life, serving as a place of worship, assembly and identity marker.

In Cohade, as in many rural communities, these buildings reflect the religious and social history of the population, although the church-specific archives remain limited.