The most beautiful religious buildings France

The temple of Vesta is a circular temple inside the Boissé-Lemot Boissé Park. It complements the Italian architectural ensemble of the park along with the cave of héloise or the tomb to the ancient. It is inspired by Vesta temples in Rome and Tivoli. A waterfall had to sink rocks supporting the temple to the Lecourbe, this Projet project never lives. This temple is classified as a historic monument.

A magnificent neo-Gothic building, this church was built by architect François Bougouin between 1898-1900. In order to enhance it and protect it from any changes, it has been registered under Historical Monuments since 2007. Its organ is also classified as well as the magnificent stained glass windows dating back to 1924. Like the Saint-Sauveur Chapel, it has been partially damaged and has benefited from extensive rehabilitation work that ended in 2003.

Originally, it is a chapel belonging to the lords of Bretesche. Amended in 1803, it became the parish church. The carillon houses two bells Marie-Aimable and Saint Vincent, brought back from the Napoleonic countryside.

Built in the th century, burnt during the wars of Vendée, it was finally restored on order of Napoleon I who wanted to pacify the spirits.

By visiting the Château de la Motte-Glain, we will stop at the church of the Old Hamlet, classified as a historic monument and located in Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes (D 878). It houses, the largest painted ensemble of the Gothic era of the Loire-Atlantique. The bright windows of the southern facade with windows lime suggest that its construction would take place at the beginning of the th century. Like the paintings using the wet process - hot glue paint, carried out on a dry background - in use in the Middle Ages. The Appearances of Christ, The Escape in Egypt, the Résurrection Resurrection… are represented. The chair dates back to 1784 and the curious Roman baptistery with double Tank.

Nestled between the th and th centuries environments, this Romanesque-style church originally consisted of a choir, a transept and a nave with three spans. It was enlarged from bas to the early th century. The chevet, with Cistercian inspiration, is the oldest part. Struck by lightning in 1841, his bell was rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc. Inside, take the time to observe the floral motifs carved on the columns of columns that overcome the spans, beautiful woodwork, 1864 th century stalls, pietà wooden pietà of the 1874 th century or the organ of Cavaillé-Coll, realized between and in the neo-Renaissance style. In the th century, François Bosroussel, a master doctor in Ussel, ordered the foil of the quartermaster, the tabernacle and the altarpiece (the latter is not present anymore).

This chapel was built in the th century, at a time when the cemetery of the St. Martin Church was transferred to the city hospital. It underwent a change in the th century when the brotherhood of blue Krajina (whose spirituality is inspired by the Franciscan ideal) settled there. A pole of religious arts at the Musée du Pays d'Ussel, it contains beautiful collections of art and religious ethnography. It contains a magnificent golden altarpiece, works by Paul Delimosin (1711), a Pentecôte Frères (1664), a socket in champlevé enamel from the early th century as well as polychrome wooden statues.

Located at the top of Pasteur Street, La Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Chabanne is a rural chapel, which benefits from calm and a green setting away from the city. His view dominates the town of Ussel. Built in the mid th century as a chamber, it is characterized by its large and massive walls surmounted by a large slate roof. His bell was the subject of three restorations: one in 1750, the other in the aftermath of the Second World War and the last in 1993. This religious building has a glazed dome painted in 169, the realization of which would be attributed to Jean Jaloustre, a painter from the nearby small town of Meymac (according to the Ussel tourist office). The ancient statue of the Virgin was destroyed in 1793. The stone sculpture of the Virgin to the Child, whose base is adorned with two bumble and Coquilles shells, dates back to the th century. The statue, now visible above the door, is a copy; The original was deposited at the Doubs Chapel (at the bottom of Pasteur Street).

The building is located in the place of La Coomb, in a curve opposite and at the height of Curemonte. The church is one of the oldest in Corrèze in the th century. The missing parts and ouvertures show that it has crossed the ages by limits. In a primitive Romanesque style, it marks the spirits by its sobriety and compact shape, due in particular to the disappearance of a second nave in the north. Large stone slabs on the main nave lead to the polygonal form and the very simple decoration. The collapsed vault was replaced by a chapente. Children like the least young can have fun looking for the sculpted shapes on the modillons that support cornices. It is no longer a place of worship but hosts summer exhibitions (paintings, sculptures or photos) organized by the Friends of Curemonte.