Causerie Clunisienne - La collégiale Saint-Hilaire

The collegiate church of Saint-Hilaire, unofficial daughter of Cluny

Since 2023, eight Cluniac buildings in the Charolais-Brionnais region have been involved in the UNESCO World Heritage application for Cluny and the European Cluniac Sites, under the direction of the European Federation of Cluniac Sites. These buildings work together throughout the year to safeguard, pass on and showcase the local Cluniac heritage. During the tourist season, and building on the success of the first event organised last year, in 2026 they are offering a new series of talks for the general public: the Causeries Clunisiennes en Charolais-Brionnais. Through these meetings, the sites aim to convey to as many people as possible the omnipresence of the Cluniac heritage and its many facets. In Semur-en-Brionnais, Nicolas Reveyron, professor of art history, will reveal the architectural secrets of the collegiate church of Saint-Hilaire and its links with the abbey of Cluny.