Église romane d'Estables
The Romanesque church of Estables dates from the 12th century. It was built in red stone.
Civilly, Estables depended on Rouergue, but spiritually, the parish belonged to the diocese of Mende, hence the name Estables de Mende. It was attached to the diocese of Rodez after the Concordat.
The church was restored in 1854. The exterior is decorated with beautifully carved modillions. Inside, it contains many historiated figurative capitals (St Michel, ...).
The Black Virgin, from the Romanesque period, from the end of the 13th century and re-gilded in the 19th century, is, with that of Lenne, among the oldest in Rouergue.
Estables was the goal of an important pilgrimage whose patron saint is Notre Dame de l'Assomption.
Close to the church, embedded in a wall, a discoid stele still raises many questions.
