Church of Sainte-Radegonde à Saurier dans le Puy-de-Dôme

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Origin and history

The church of Sainte-Radegonde, located in the town of Saurier (Puy-de-Dôme), originally depended on a priory founded by the Abbey of Issoire. This monument illustrates a marked architectural evolution, with a Romanesque nave and transept (XI and XII centuries) surmounted by a bell tower, followed by a Gothic choir with a polygonal apse (XV century). The southern chapel, contemporary of the choir, completes this ensemble, reflecting the stylistic transitions of the period.

The Romanesque structure, typical of the Auvergne school, reveals the experiments of local builders, especially in the layout of the transept and the bell tower. The addition of the choir and chapel in the 15th century testifies to an adaptation to the liturgical and aesthetic needs of the late period. The building, registered with the Historic Monuments in 1960, remains a representative example of the region's rural religious heritage.

Owned by the municipality of Saurier, the church of Sainte-Radegonde retains a central location (5 Church Square), although the cartographic accuracy is considered poor (level 5/10). Its history is closely linked to that of the priory dependent on Issoire, stressing the role of abbeys in the medieval religious and territorial organization in Auvergne.

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