The Pays d’Arlanc is rich in romanesque buildings which have been extended and modified since their construction. The romanesque elements that remain are represented by one or many beautiful parts of the churches in the Pays d’Arlanc : great door, facade, chevet, nave, the crossed transcept to the cupola, the apse and the narthex. The sculpture there is the most diverse and most portayed art. In effect, the modillons and above all the capitals are very widespread. The exterior chevets are numerous and magnificent.

The church Saint Pierre in the market town of Arlanc

The seat of the dependant priory of the Abbey of Saint Michel de Cluse in Piedmont, the church of Saint-Pierre was rebuilt in the 12th and 13th centuries. The exterior walls were opened in the 15th and 17th centuries to install the ribbed vaulted lateral chapels forming a second low side. You will notice inside many capitals that were made in a local workshop, which were also worked on at the site in Issandolanges. In the bellfry, many ancient bells still remain there, even one from 1492.

The church Saint Pierre de Novacelles

The chancel and the 2 spans of the nave appear in a small romanesque building of the 13th century. The openings were rebuilt in the 15th century and the nave vaulted with ribs. This church has conserved a collection of frescoes, uncovered in 1966 and 1967, romanesque in style but dating from the 16th century.

Other romanesque buildings in the Pays d’Arlanc...

The churches of Beurrières, Doranges, Dore l’Eglise, Saint-Alyre d’Arlanc and Saint Sauveur la Sagne are also romanesque buildings.