Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul à Alluy

The village of Alluy already existed in Gallo-Roman times, two important roads crossed there (Autun-Nevers and Decize-Champallement).

The church is said to have been founded on an ancient cemetery. Its oldest parts date back to the 12th century: the crypt, the nave and the old choir.
An oriented church, originally rectangular in plan, it has undergone work and modifications over time, particularly in the 15th and 19th centuries.
It is distinguished by its single-vessel nave covered with a false basket-handle vault. The porch houses a typically Romanesque portal. The tympanum has been modified and now has a stained glass window made at the end of the 19th century.
The nave aisle and the chapel date from the 15th century. On this occasion, the left wall of the nave and the bay before the choir were opened and flanked by arcades.
The current apse with a flat chevet was built in the middle of the 19th century, replacing the old round apse.
The slate-covered bell tower was covered with shingles until 1891.
The church has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1985.

Note the presence of a polychrome stone high relief from the 16th century, classified as a Historic Monument since 1913. With a height of 1,20 meters, it represents a Glorification of the Virgin (Virgin and Child) and impresses with its realism of popular art.

The great treasure of the church of Alluy lies in its exceptional crypt dating from the 12th century, decorated with wall paintings from the beginning of the 14th century.