Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

English translation

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History

Abbey founded in 630 of which only the remains of the church dating from the early 12th century survive, and more particularly, the axial chapel, with two pilasters and their capitals. The rebuilding of a fortified enclosure was undertaken from 1429. Two towers are still preserved, marked with the arms of Abbot Simon de Torcenay, the tower of Chaux to the south and the tower of Oysel to the north. The monastery, devastated by civil wars, was partly rebuilt at the end of the 17th century. The conventional buildings were reconstructed from 1738. The initial plans underwent changes in 1769 under the direction of architect Charles Saint-Père who designed a vast building to the south of the church. It consists of a central body containing the refectory and the dormitory. Two wings are attached to the building, the western wing housing a large library on the second storey. A cloister gallery runs along the central body on the north side and a cellar is arranged, symmetrical to the western wing. After 1789, the church and the central part of the main dwelling were destroyed. The municipality acquired the cellar to house the town hall and the school, the conventional buildings passed into the hands of a new owner in 1840 before being resold, in 1880, to an industrialist and occupied, to this day, by his descendants. After 1845, outbuildings, an orangery were built and a park was laid out at the initiative of the industrialist.