Église Sainte-Colombe

English translation

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History

The building consists of a Romanesque choir, vaulted in broken barrel vault, ended by an apse, on two transverse arches; a bay of nave in broken barrel vault also Romanesque; bays of nave as well as the north aisle vaulted with rib vaults. The second and third bays of the nave have vaults with liernes and tiercerons, with decorated keys. The profile of the ogives attests to the 15th century. Capitals with rings are decorated with grotesques and animals. The exterior facades present military austerity. The bell tower surmounts the western facade, simply pierced by a porch in moulded pointed arch, the capitals of the colonnettes forming a frieze. The bell tower base is square and carries an octagonal platform resting on three rolls. An octagonal spire covers this bell tower. The church is still partly enclosed within its precinct bearing, in front of its western facade, the communal well.