EGLISE SAINT-VINCENT DE CANILHAC
BANASSAC , Lozère – Cultural heritage
About
The church of Saint Vincent is surrounded by the cemetery, which you have to cross to get to the church
Built in limestone and red sandstone for the corners, it is characteristic of the area
The style of the church is Romanesque, with a central nave and aisles with barrel vaults
Moreover, the stone paving is original
The north chapel houses an ancient monolithic statue. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
The parish church is reached by crossing the enclosed cemetery that surrounds it, then passing under the porch that precedes the entrance
It is a church built in limestone and red sandstone for the corners. This sandstone, with its particular colour, is characteristic of the Banassac area
The building is built in a very marked Romanesque style: the central nave and the side aisles are vaulted in full barrel, the pillars are massive and the bays narrow. The double arches of the central nave stand out because they are made of red sandstone
The oldest part is mainly made up of the choir and the apse to the south. The aisles were added at an unknown date
The interest of the church also lies in the fact that it has kept its stone paving
In the north chapel, a niche houses a monolithic statue of Saint Vincent. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
