AN AUTHENTIC HERITAGE ...

An authentic heritage …

The churches and chapels of our authentic villages bear witness to a particularly important religious architectural heritage.

In Ventadour-Egletons-Monédières, in Corrèze, crossing each village, each hamlet, you will never be far from a monumental cross, a small church or a chapel, dating back several centuries. Of romanesque or gothic art, these buildings are the testimony of a religious and architectural heritage, typical of Corrèze.

We can take the example of Rosiers d’Egletons, a small village, located 4 kilometers away from Egletons, unique in the world for seeing the births of two popes (out of the three that were born in Limousin). Clement VI, nicknamed “The Magnificent” who built the second palace of popes in Avignon, and Gregory XI, nephew of Clement VI, who was the last French pope, and the one who brought the papacy back to Rome and restored peace in Europe.

Today, the town is built around the Sainte-Croix church, whose stained glass windows echo this unique fact in the world.

Egletons’ church Saint-Anthony-the-Hermit, built for its oldest parts in the 12th century is also a testimony of an important religious architectural heritage. Its bell tower, dating from the 12th century, or its stained glass windows, made in 1957 by Blanchet and Lesage, are to be admired when visiting the heart of Egletons.

While going towards the Gorges of the Dordogne, in Lapleau, you can also see the church Saint-Etienne, which contains a “treasure”, made of reliquary objects of the others churches of the canton of Lapleau.

At the bend of a walk or an afternoon discovery of the territory, you can also pass the oratory of Darnets and its polychrome limestone cross, or the small Saint-Simon chapel in Laval-sur-Luzège, or the one in Champagnac-la-Noaille, the Saint-Léger chapel. Or, you can admire the gothic porches of Chaumeil and Meyrignac l’Eglise churches.

All these little architectural treasures will make you feel their authentic character !