Église Saint-Louis

The Saint-Louis church is one of the rare examples of neo-classical architecture in the region, built under the direction of the architect Felix Garde in 1835. The church replaces a former church dedicated to Our Lady. The present church was built on the site of the former Capuchin chapel. The bell tower (1768) remains from this 18th-century building.

About this building

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • On street parking at the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

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Ancienne église Notre-Dame

The Old Church of Our Lady is a Romanesque church dating from the beginning of the 11th century, making it one of the oldest building in the town of Rochefort. The church has been restored in 1977 by the municipality, the Geographical Society, which was looking for premises for its permanent exhibitions, had a museum set up there: the Musée Archéologique de la Vieille Paroisse.

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Church of Sainte-Béatrice

Sainte-Béatrice de Landrais church is located in Aunis in the Poitou-Charentes region. Built in the 13th century, it has walls with striking buttresses, reminiscent of its original construction in the Romanesque period. The church includes a single nave separated from the choir by an arch and a small bell tower which houses the Adelaide bell, cast in 1901. It houses a Louis XV altarpiece carved and painted stone of the seventeenth century.

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Église Sainte Madeleine

The church of Sainte-Madeleine was built between 1882 and 1883. But from the end of the 19th century, with the sea baths, the development of the town was considerable and the chapel was too small. The apse was built in 1906. In 1926, further extension work was carried out by adding the left nave. It was decided to add the right-hand nave to the existing building, as well as to install panelling inside the church (1933-1934). In 2019, the creation of a monumental fresco inside the church has been entrusted to the Lille artist Amaury Dubois.