Visits

The inscription in tiny Gothic letters on the keystone of the first bay, Anno Domini 1409 (the Radiant Gothic period), suggests a date of construction. In fact, it was originally the chapel of the now-defunct château built by the DE GIMEL family. Listed 17th-century paintings: The Marriage of Cana...

 Sarran

At the entrance to the Plateau de Millevaches, the 852-metre-high Puy de la Tourte offers a panoramic view of the horizon, from Egletons to the Monts du Cantal.

 Soudeilles

Situated on a steep site overlooking a meander of the Corrèze river, this stronghold was built in the late 13th or early 14th century, north-east of Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat by the lords of Saint-Yrieix. Its purpose was to guard the valley road between Bonnefond and Saint-Augustin, and it was defende...

 Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat

- The municipal library offers WIFI Internet access. Just bring your laptop to the library and we'll give you the access codes to connect! - Book delivery service: a book delivery service is available for childminders and people who are unable to travel and live in Egletons. Books are delivere...

 Égletons

The church dates back to the 12th century, when it retained an interesting semicircular chevet with leaning columns and, inside, a number of historiated and foliated capitals. In the 14th century, a side chapel was added, housing a remarkable funerary monument in limestone. This highly refined work...

 Soudeilles

Rebuilt in the late 19th century (1894) after destruction during the French Revolution. In 1489, an earlier church was built on the site of an earlier one, possibly dating from the time of the Knights Templar. The Gothic portal is the only surviving feature. The presbytery, below the church, was on...

 Meyrignac-l'Église

 Lafage-sur-Sombre

Featuring a splendid Gothic porch (listed as a Monument Historique in 1926), the church of St-Jacques le Majeur and St-Laurent has older parts dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. Numerous objects are on display: - two polychrome stone and limestone virgins dating from the late Middle Ages -...

 Chaumeil

Château du Lieuteret was built on the site of an ancient castel belonging to a lord of Alon in the 7th century. Modified over the centuries, the Château's architecture is classical and sober, with its volumes in keeping with the tradition of the Grand Siècle. Dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th cent...

 Darnets

Dating back to 1600, Saint-Léger?s granite chapel, with its slate roof, is a typical example of a small Corrézien village chapel. Rebuilt in the 17th or 18th century, this chapel has retained a small bell tower wall dating from 1600.

 Champagnac-la-Noaille

Classified by the French Monuments Historiques, this walnut altarpiece, painted, gilded and silvered, sculpted by the DUHAMEL brothers, dates from the late 17th century, and is a reminder of the population's loyalty to Catholicism. The originality and strength of the altarpiece's iconography are bas...

 Chaumeil

At an altitude of 820 m, the Puy de Sarran, marked by its triple calvary, takes the form of a conifer-covered dome. It lies between the Pradines fault to the east and the Treignac fault to the west. From the summit, there's a wide view over the Corrèze and Auvergne mountains.

 Sarran