Veauce - Sainte-Croix

The wonderful church in tiny Veauce (pop. less than 50) was built within the 11th century. It was given to the abbey of St. Leger of Ebreuil by chevalier Aimon de Veauce, what was approved in 1115 by pope Paschal II.
Not much more is known about the early history of this church. The architect obviously was very ambitious and did a great job. So this church is sometimes compared with Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin. For Bernard Craplet, author of "Auvergne Romane", this is one of the nicest and most interesting churches in the Bourbonnais, mixing architectural influences of the Limagne and the Auvergne.

There are some very nice corbels under the roof of the nave.

Here is an evil carnivorous animal biting into the chin of a human face. The animal is holding the human head with it´s small paws. Compare this with the next corbel, depicting the vegan version.