Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge

English translation

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History

Conventual church of the 11th century, partially ruined in the 15th century and of which there remain only the chevet, the transept, two apsidal chapels opening onto the transept. The crossing is vaulted with a dome carried on pendentives; the transept in barrel vault; the chevet and the chapels in apse vault. The four double arches supporting the dome carry a bell tower of one storey square plan, each face of which is pierced by three round-arch openings. The church was fortified. Remains of these fortifications are visible on the upper part of the walls of the apse and the apsidal chapels. They consist of strong corbels springing from human heads, which formerly supported parapets. The apsidal chapels were connected to the central chapel by an arcade also carried by corbels.