Origin and history

The church of Saint-Marc de Milhac-d'Auberoche is a religious monument located in the territory of the present municipality of Bassillac and Auberoche, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its existence is attested by internal sources, but its construction period or detailed history remains undocumented in the available data. Parish churches like Saint-Marc traditionally played a central role in the life of rural communities in New Aquitaine.

They served as a place of worship, assembly and identity marker for the inhabitants, often around agricultural and craft activities typical of peri-urban areas such as Bassillac and Auberoche.