Travel Guide Saint-Goussaud

(Saint-Goussaud) The site owes its name to Gonsaldus, who lived here in the th century. On his death, a popular cult, linked to the protection of livestock, developed on its hermitage. The church of the th century, in addition to a beautiful th-century gilded copper reliquary, contains a wooden statue (th century) representing Saint Goussaud with a beef at its feet, which is the subject of popular worship: young girls who want to marry in the year have a pin in the animal. None always says today that it works… Behind the church, a beautiful cross; nearby, one lantern of the dead of the th century and an orientation table, from where we have a superb panorama on Bourganeuf, Saint-Léonard, among others. The view of the Gueret region is, unfortunately, obscured by coniferous plantations. At some distance from the village, at the top of the convent of Play, there is a rural sanctuary adjacent to an ancient path, which has long been assimilated to the Roman bus station of Praetorium, wrongly, it seems from the latest research. To visit the remains, take the D 57 and follow the path to the Signal signal (observation table 697 m).The temple was arasé. Only a few steps remain visible and the base of a small theatre scene.