Collective memory describes the origins of the village of Neuvéglise as being situated in the hamlet of Le Chaix. The village of Le Chaix is said to have been decimated by an epidemic of dysentery because of contaminated water in a spring. Today this spring still bears the named of "La font de la Marauteio".

The name "Nova Gleyza" (new church) was mentioned in documents as early as the 9th century. It referred to a new church which replaced the old one.
Neuvéglise, and a large part of the Saint-Flour area - situated on the road that English armies and gangs of Juchins followed to get from the Planeze to the Carladès - endured many violent attacks by invaders’. Many churches were set on fire or partly destroyed.
Local populations were profoundly religious and they reconstructed their churches as soon as order was restored.

The church of Neuvéglise: Romanesque and Gothic style from the 14th-15th centuries. Trefoil choir, bonded vault in volcanic breccia, base inspired by allegorical scenes. The harmony of its renovated architecture is exceptional.

The lords of Neuvéglise

The first traceable lord to go by the name of Neuvéglise was Sicard de Neuvéglise, according to some findings. He paid tribute to the prior of Saint-Flour in 1259 with part of his land.

The Neuvéglise line of descent can be traced to the 16th century: Guérin became a lord in 1508 and his son, Jean, was the last lord of Neuvéglise. The Neuvéglise family were vassals and had obligations regarding their land towards the lords of Valeilles, Montbrun and the prior of Saint-Flour.