Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade

English translation

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History

The church of the 11th century, used until 1530, was then rebuilt on the same site in the middle of the 16th century. Of trapezoidal plan, the old transepts were incorporated into the choir and a pentagonal apse was constructed. In the 18th century, the building was deeply repaired after damage caused by the Wars of Religion (church devastated in 1568, 1582, then used for Protestant worship until 1599). The choir, covered with a rib vault, is followed by a single nave which narrows towards the north. The nave is supported by three barrel arches. The triumphal arch connects directly to the wall. Between the arches, rib vaults form the vault. The buttresses are placed only inside the nave, without external projection. The entrance portal with two pointed voussures, remade in the 18th century, imitates those of the 13th century. The church is entirely wainscoted with walnut.