Royat - Saint-Léger

Saint-Léger is the parish church of Royat in the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand. This was once the church of a priory, depending from Mozat.

The structure has a complex building history. Dating back to the 11th century, the building got a first fortification within the 13th century. Construction went on and on over centuries.

Facing east through the narrow, but high nave. The old romanesque apse is gone and replaced by a rectangular choir, built over a (new) crypt. There are only two notable capitals, both seen from here, as they are in the middle of the nave. While the pretty right one is the common "foliage-type", the left one tells a story.