Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port

The establishment here of a community of canons took place no earlier than the middle of the 10th century, under bishop Étienne II of Clermont.

In the 19th century, the bell tower was added, and the Romanesque roof tiles were replaced by lava slabs.

In 1998 the Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

Built of arkose, a sort of sandstone, the building has an almost perfect harmony supposedly resulting from the application of the ratio of the Golden Number.

The church is built on a Latin cross ground plan with a nave of six bays between two low side aisles with simple vaults.