Eglise Saint Pierre - Rives

Just 1 km north of Villeréal, discover the Saint-Pierre church in Rives
This former chapel of a Benedictine priory depended on the Abbey of Aurillac. Used as a fortress, this priory was demolished along with the church during the first Wars of Religion. The chapel of the priory became a parish church. Only the large apse and the apsidiole on the right, dating from the 12th century, remain. The church has three naves and ends with a bell tower-wall with triangular gable. Only two large capitals remain from the old nave: one decorated with interlacing has been set in above the church door and the other, placed in the church, shows two monks in robes and cloaks in two corded arcades. On the outside, some fragments of sculptures from a building dating back perhaps to the early Middle Ages were used in this construction.