Sensacq

Sensacq is the hamlet south of Miramont proper, now part of the same commune. The church here -- the Eglise Saint-Jacques de Sensacq -- is the reason pilgrims know this spot. It's a Romanesque church from the 11th-12th centuries with three stepped apses, a transept with stonemason marks, and medieval graffiti that includes depictions of a hall, horse, and knight. The church sits on 4th-century Gallo-Roman villa foundations, and tumuli from the end of prehistoric times have been found nearby. The building caught fire in 1373 but retains its essential Romanesque character.