Église Saint-André

English translation

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History

It appears that the three naves, their apses, the portal and the bell tower were raised in the course of the 14th century. The vaults would not be earlier than the 15th century. The construction of the six chapels as well as the external fortifications would have been carried out in the 15th-16th centuries. The tribune marked the end of construction, in the 16th century. The whole presents homogeneity both in its construction and in its sculpted decoration. The south portal opens under a deep voussure in pointed arch, furnished with six rolls resting, on each side, on as many small columns. The capitals, all original, are decorated with foliage. The entrance is composed of two twin doors, separated by a trumeau formed by a bundle of small columns, with foliage capitals. The lintel bears, in its centre, a polygonal statue support, also decorated with foliage and, at the base, a monster with a scaly body. On the south face of the building, the extreme edges of the walls of the chapels support circular projections, vestiges of watch turrets. The bell tower presents itself as a square tower resting on the vault of the bay at the end of the north aisle. The tower ends with an important cornice abundantly decorated on all four faces (heads, animals, grinning masks). Above, the tower continues by an octagonal storey and by a short stone spire.