The castle, occupied from the XNUMXthe until the Revolution, still dominates the city, rich in architectural evidence of all styles: cobbled streets and alleys, hanging gardens, and especially the Church of Saint-Laurent, a former Benedictine collegiate church entirely Romanesque.
From the XNUMXthe s. the families of Auzon, De Montmorin, Polignac, Peyrenc, De Mora, De Séverac, De Simiane, Barentin de Montchal until the Revolution occupied the castle, which still retains the medieval aspect dominating the city rich in architectural testimony of all styles. Walking through the cobbled streets and alleys and the hanging gardens, the discoveries are pleasant.
Saint-Laurent church, classified as a Historic Monument, is a former Benedictine collegiate church, entirely of Romanesque architecture from the XNUMXthe, built at the height of Auvergne Romanesque art. It has a south porch (ganivelle) with sculpted capitals and contains murals from the XNUMXth century.e and XVIe s., stone statues of the XVe, a Romanesque Christ on the cross, a stone preaching pulpit sculpted with Gothic characters…
