Église Saint-Hippolyte

English translation

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History

The territory was part of the estates of the lords of Apchon. It was very likely under the impulse and with the subsidies of these lords, who took part in the first crusades, that the church was built. The building served as a burial place for the principal members of this family. The greater part of the church dates back to the 11th century, which is confirmed by the sculptures of the choir (capitals, corbels of the cornice). The vaults on rib vaults, with liernes and tiercerons, must have been remade in the 15th century. The plan in Latin cross with semi-circular apse was also modified in the 15th century. The hemicycle apse is covered with a half-dome. The slightly pointed arch is supported by two engaged columns of Romanesque date. Three bays form the nave, with two chapels on each side, whilst the first entrance bay corresponds to the porch. All this part is characteristic of the end of the 15th century. The vaults with liernes have keys ornamented with sculpted figures. The barrel-vaulted porch shelters a door formed of three rows of 15th-century mouldings, surmounted by the escutcheon of the sires of Apchon (sown with fleurs-de-lis). The church contains a rood-screen balustrade of 15th-century wood carving work. Interior paintings of the 19th century.