This chapel was rebuilt in 1555 on the site of a much older oratory. It contains a very famous Black Madonna and is the site of a very popular pilgrimage.
Oriented building built according to an elongated plan. The single-nave ends in a polygonal chevet. The axial wall of this apse is decorated with several statues, including the famous Black Madonna of Vassivière.
Completed in 1888, the church built by the architect Ledru on the ruins of an old church presents a set of stained glass windows (1900) by the master Félix Gaudin. The interior painted decoration, for which the building is famous, was created between 1890 and 1930 by Abbé Boudal.
In the year 950, a religious building (a church or a baptistery) dedicated to Saint Austremoine, is dependent on the priory of Issoire. If the church dates mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, it preserves some elements from the 10th century. Its bell-tower-porch, much more recent, dates from 1818.
The present church of La Bourboule was built between 1885 and 1888 by the architect Gardin, former mayor of La Bourboule. It is strongly inspired by the basilica of Orcival. It was built in white lava agglomerated from various materials
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