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Church of Notre-Dame of the Assumption

This church was built to replace the previous one which fell into disrepair between 1764 and 1778 by the Italian architect Antoine Spinelli at the request of Duke Charles-Emmanuel III of Savoy. The neo-classical church has a rich interior decor, which the you can see as soon as you enter the baroque nave.

About this building

The church has an elongated plan, flanked to the west by a 19th century bell tower. Inside, there is a unique nave arrangement punctuated by lateral chapels separated from the choir by a triumphal arch characteristic of Baroque art. Real and false windows, real and false pulpit meet in games of trompe-líil typical of baroque art.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Parking within 250m

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