Église Saint-Thyrse

English translation

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History

Very characteristic of Auvergnat Romanesque art, the church dates from the early 12th century. Its porch dates from the 13th century. It consists of a nave of four bays, vaulted with a barrel vault, flanked by aisles vaulted with half barrel vaults buttressing it. The crossing of the transept is crowned by a dome on pendentives pierced by an oculus and surmounted by an eight-sided bell tower. The transept extends to the north by a chapel built in the 15th century, to the south by a chapel from the early 16th century. Beyond the latter a side chapel was added in 1550. These three chapels are vaulted with rib vaults with liernes and tiercerons. A sacristy was added to the north chapel in 1836. An apse and two small apses terminating in a semi-dome end the building. The church is decorated with woodwork from the early 19th century. The capitals and corbels are characteristic of Auvergnat Romanesque art, except those on the south facade which were remade in the 19th century. The gable of the western facade is surmounted by a bell cote built in the 19th century by Chaine, architect of historic monuments.