
Noalhac
Noailhac
© Departmental photo library — Aerial photographs by Christian Bousquet

Historical note
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Noailhac is perhaps mentioned in a gift to Conques of 883 (see under Saint-Cyprien). The bishop of Rodez appointed the prior. The present building is recent, of about 1730. It holds a great altarpiece of the end of the 18th century, adorned with statues of St John the Baptist and St Peter, a bust reliquary of St Clair and a bell (1646) which is listed. The bell tower and the doorway are the remains of
--- Jean Delmas ---
Former director of the departmental archives of Aveyron
translated from French











