Church of Saint-Maurice-d’Ibie
This church was constructed by the Benedictine monks of Conques. The Roman style entrance way dates the 12th century.
This church was constructed by the Benedictine monks of Conques. The Roman style entrance way dates the 12th century.
A very touching story: It has been said that since old times this statue (the Virgen Mary with the Child Jesus) was sculpted by a young shepherd of the Bas-Montbrun area in a cherry grove.
The church has a strange bell tower: a 9m high statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is said that it would have been built in thanks for having spared the village from an epidemic of cholera which had struck the neighboring villages.
It is the highest village in this area-from here you have a real birds eye view. At one time a fortified wall surrounded it, today just a few architectural elements remain including the ruins of its castle. Labeled "Village of character" since 2020.
Statue of the Virgin at the top of the basaltic neck.
The church were once part of its fortification which have been referred to as early as 1137. The facade of the actual building has gone through a number of modifications but still has two remaining small towers surrounding it.
House is located in the narrow street of the village. The particularity of these houses is their terraces are covered with arcades, which testify to the sericulture and craft spinning history.
A medieval village with a rich past to discover, and some pre-historic sites that bear witness to its inhabitants due to the number of dolmons scattered throughout the riverbanks of Auzon, St. Germain to Lussas
The construction of the church date the 17th century. No remains of that period are present today, but its existence is referred to as early as the 11th century.
Lussas is a rich town for many reasons. If you are seduced by early history, you will not want to miss visiting the dolmen of Mias and the structures that created the fortification for the Helvensians on the plateau of Jastres.