Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe Church

The Saint-Pierre de Firminy church, also called "Le Corbusier church", was built between 1973 and 2006 and is one of the last projects of Le Corbusier (1887-1965). The concrete church is now part of the visitable site "Le Corbusier" which contains UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Place of pilgrimage to Saint Jean-François Régis and Saint Thérèse Couderc, the village of Lalouvesc is famous for its neo-Byzantine style basilica dedicated to Saint Régis, built in the 19th century by the architect of Notre-Dame de Fourvière de Lyon, Pierre Bossan. Inside, the paintings in the choir retrace the history of the pilgrimage, the stained glass windows illustrate the life of Saint Jean-François Régis, and a shrine contains the relics of the saint.

It is a certain Malmazet, a Protestant surgeon of his state, who in 1732, had this calvary erected. Afflicted by a serious illness, he vowed to convert to Catholicism once he was cured. He then made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, from which he brought back a marvellous memory. The disposition of the promontory between the Volane and its tributary the Voltour seemed to him to be favourable for the reconstitution of the Calvary of Jerusalem. From afar, the aedicule has retained its elegance. Every Good Friday, the parishioners perform the Way of the Cross beautifully illustrated by a local artist. The Calvary, damaged during the Revolution, was rebuilt in 1863.