Église Saint-Georges de Néris-les-Bains, Roman church in Néris-les-Bains, France.

Église Saint-Georges is a Romanesque church built in the 11th and 12th centuries. Its nave has a pointed barrel vault, with round stone arches on columns separating it from the side aisles. The apse holds an altar, a crucifix, lit candles and two lamps; small arched windows and a round window above the altar light the interior. Rows of plain wooden benches fill the floor.

The building began as a civilian Roman basilica between the 4th and 6th centuries. It was later converted into a church and underwent major modifications in the 11th century that shaped its present form.

The parish church was given to the provosts and canons of the monastery of Évaux by Archambaud III de Bourbon in 1078. A papal privilege of Adrian IV from 23 April 1158 names it under Saint George among the canons' possessions. Before 1267 it was the seat of a priory dependent on Évaux.

The church welcomes visitors throughout the year, making it accessible for self-guided exploration at any time. The tourist office in Néris-les-Bains provides information materials and suggestions to help you discover the site on your own.

The capitals under the crossing are 11th-century work: coarse heart-shaped leaves, one carved with an animal, another with a small human head sprouting leaves from its mouth. The nave capitals, made a century later, are finer, with stylised leaves ending in volutes or small heads.