Église Saint-Martin

English translation

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History

Built in the Romanesque period, the church then comprises a single nave terminated by a flat chevet fitted with a triplet. In a first Gothic campaign (13th-14th century), the west façade receives a new portal, the vaultings are renewed (broken barrel vault) and the lateral bell tower must be built. In the 15th century, the nave is enlarged by the addition of a northern aisle vaulted with ribs, the choir is pierced with a wide Flamboyant opening and the bell tower receives its present storey of belfry. The southern vessel of the nave probably loses its covering at the time of the Wars of Religion and undergoes alterations in the early 17th century (elaborate roof structure). Its plan comprises a nave of two vessels and a rectangular lateral bell tower built to the south. Each bay is pierced with a large window with radiating or Flamboyant tracery.