Church of Saint-Pierre

The oldest part of the church dates from the 11th century. Two Romanesque windows seem to remain today. The building was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries. To the north two buttresses delimit the western and eastern parts, whereas they are only present on the eastern part to the south. The walls are pierced with rectangular bays, four in the south and at least two in the north. A door provides access to the outside in the eastern southern part. The annex is opened by two rectangular bays. The entire nave is covered by a double-paned roof. A gable roof covers the annex. A bell tower with a square base is stooped on the ridge near the facade. Its spire is hexagonal.

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