Eglise d'Apinac

Parish Church of St. Paul and Beheading of St. John Bapiste.
In 1287 mentioned the chaplain of Apinac. The parish is mentioned in 1375 as dedicated to St. Paul in 1385, then in Saint-Jean-Baptsite in 1535. Until the Revolution it was part of the diocese of Le Puy and was under the patronage of the bishop. In 1839, decision of the parish councils and communal rebuilding the church. In 1840 three successive drafts are prepared by Buhet Louis Etienne, an architect in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château. The third, most ambitious, is held: October 12, 1841 and May 10, 1842 estimate additional 17 October 1841 agreement with Simonet, entrepreneur in Serre (Creuse), work began in June 1842, November 17, 1844 Blessing of the building. Matthew Bransiet said Brother Philippe, Superior General of rères of Christian doctrine and a native of the town, took over, with the sum of 23,000 francs, much of the expense. In 1902, the slope of the roof is emphasized in order to ask interlocking tiles. In 1935 the church was restored thanks to the care of Father Antoine Dupuy: it's probably at this point that the painted decoration inside is done. A recent restoration of the roof and the interior was completed in 1994.
The main facade, the steeple and the spurs are stone and the other students in squared rubble. One option from Firminy and St Etienne was used for drafts. The vaults are of brick. Barrel vaults cover the nave and the gallery vaults of the side edges.