Église paroissiale Saint-Eutrope

English translation

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History

The church was built in 1540 by the mason Honoré Matthieu. The bell tower was erected between 1553 and 1561. At the beginning of the 17th century, the condition of the bell tower was such that rebuilding was envisaged from 1614. The work which ended in 1620 was entrusted to master mason Pierre Castillon. The church, meanwhile devastated by floods, was repaired in 1618. The second half of the 17th century was devoted to the enlargement of the church to meet the increase in the number of parishioners. The choir was thus extended and two aisles (East and West) were constructed. The work was completed in 1681. In 1709, a presbytery was built on the site of the old cemetery (East of the church). In 1791, the community wished to install a clock in the bell tower which, to this end, was raised in height in 1792 by Louis Garnier - master mason of Signes - and Joseph Clary - master mason of Méounes. Its crown in the form of a neoclassical monopteral temple was installed at that time. It is composed of eight columns and accommodates in its centre a small bell. During the 19th century, the volume of the sacristy was built to the West of the choir, in the continuation of the western aisle.