Église Saint-Pierre

English translation

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History

In the oldest part, the mixture of round arch and rib vault left the imprint of the late 12th century. In the most recent part, the primary ogival style allows it to be dated to the 13th century. The church presents a Latin cross plan, the arms being occupied by chapels. Sculpted capitals. Two pillars surmounted by capitals decorated with foliage and with abaci decorated with stars, are perhaps the remnant of an earlier construction, dating from the 10th or 11th century. The façade is flanked by two enormous buttresses. The ogival door is ornamented with moulded voussures, the median one bearing five sculpted figures: at the centre the nimbed and blessing Christ; on each side two figures mounted on an animal and surmounted by a canopy. The upper part of the façade is terminated by a gable or triangular pediment. The bell tower is constituted by a square tower which rises above the second eastern bay of the church. The four faces are pierced with paired windows.