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English translation

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History

This church belonged to a Benedictine abbey or priory ruined between 1360 and 1392 by the Routiers, of which only the substructures remain. It was built in the 12th century and comprised a nave with transept, octagonal dome with lunette on the crossing, choir and chevet, as well as two small apses opening onto the transept, preceded by a deep fore-choir. The nave appears to have been rebuilt in the 15th century, with two chapels. Two further chapels were added later in this century. For this restoration, the Romanesque walls were partly reused. Sculpted capitals. On the west face, a Romanesque portal. The bell tower, which changes to octagonal form above four triangular slopes, presents a first storey from the Romanesque period and a second storey from the 17th century. The whole of the monument is covered in lauze. The sacristy in the form of a circular gallery surrounding the chevet and covered with a terrace, is modern.