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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Sulpice-de-Bourges de Montagudet is a Romanesque building, marked by an apse in the hemicycle lit by a wide-brased window. The nave, covered with a panel, is preceded by a triumphal arch in the middle of a double-rolling hanger resting on an imposte. Outside, the bedside preserves traces erased from a funerary liter, vestige of a medieval past.

At the end of the 15th century, a large chapel was added, forming a second church juxtaposed with the Romanesque building. This chapel, composed of a five-paned choir and a single span, is covered with a vault with threaded oric warheads. The pillars, decorated with elongated basket capitals, have patterns of foliage or human masks. This extension was built for the Pellegrue, lords of Montagudet.

The south wall of the church was rebuilt in 1874, showing restoration or adaptation work in the 19th century. The ensemble, classified as Historic Monument in 1972, thus combines Romanesque, Gothic and modern elements, reflecting a rich and varied architectural history.

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