Saint Quirin, Saint Eutrope Church

A papal bull from 1470 by Pope Paul II confirms the founding of the autonomous parish, and the building was initially dedicated to Saint Quirin. In the early 20th century, it was under the patronage of Saint Eutrope and the Nativity of the Virgin; today, it is mainly dedicated to Saint Eutrope.

The church consists of a vaulted apse with ribbed vaults, a barrel-vaulted nave with wainscoting, a pointed-arch portal, and a wall tower rebuilt after the French Revolution. The original Gothic windows have been preserved at the east end, while the nave openings feature a 19th-century neo-Romanesque style.

Inside, you can notice a 19th-century procession banner hanging on the north wall, depicting the Virgin and Child. The vaulting of the apse has been redone: the wooden ribs painted to look like stone and the plaster panels are higher than the previous vault, revealing traces of the old framework in the walls.


In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the sacristy was rebuilt (1844, 1861), the church was restored around 1897, the bell tower rebuilt in 1909, and the roof redone with slate in 1926. During work in 1984, a copper and enamel pyx dating from the 12th–13th centuries was found in the sacristy and placed in the Cantonal Treasury of the church of Ydes-Bourg. In 2012, six stained glass windows were restored by the master glazier Mr. De Raed, based in Corrèze.

Visiting and access: you can visit freely, just pick up the keys at the Madic town hall: 04 71 40 82 16.