Chassagne: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Église Saint-Pierre in Chassagne has been listed as a historic monument by decree of October 28, 1993.

Those choosing Chassagne as a travel destination can combine their stay with the wish to rent a vacation apartment.

Culture and History

The Église Saint-Pierre in Chassagne is of Romanesque origin and has a nave, a straight-ended chancel bay, and an apse with a flat end.

The Romanesque south portal of the Église Saint-Pierre has a gabled lintel engraved with motifs, a semicircular arch, and capitals with stylized foliage.

The Romanesque structure of the Église Saint-Pierre was remodeled and extended in the late Middle Ages and in the modern era, including through the addition of side chapels.

The Mègemont Cistercian abbey was founded in 1206 by Dauphin, Count of Auvergne, for nuns. At Mègemont Abbey, visitors can take self-guided or guided tours; photo and painting exhibitions are also held there.

Nature and Hiking

Le plateau d’Ussel is a circular hiking route in Chassagne.

The easy circular route starting from Chassagne is 6.5 kilometers long, includes 200 meters of elevation gain, takes two hours, and reaches a maximum elevation of 1,030 meters.

Le plateau d’Ussel offers views of the Sancy Massif, the Brionnet peak with the Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel chapel, the Puy de Dôme, and the mountains of Livradois and Forez.

The hike on the Plateau d’Ussel also offers views of the landscape crossed by the Couze valleys and the Monts Dore.

The circular route on the Plateau d’Ussel returns to Chassagne via a small road and passes through the village before reaching the starting point.

Further Routes

The cycling tour “Circuit du Cézallier – Around the Sancy Massif” includes a possible detour to Mègemont Cistercian Abbey near Chassagne.

To the overarching travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.

More Travel Destinations

More places in the same destination:

Saint-Just, Saurier, Échandelys, Villosanges, Saint-Priest-Bramefant, Cébazat, Coudes, Enval.