Church of Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues, Audressein

This building is on the site where a strong castle, owned by the Counts of Comminges, was demolished in the 17th century on royal orders, leaving only the castral chapel dating from the end of the 11th century to remain. It is a stopover on the way to the Pyrenean Piedmont of Santiago de Compostela. The interior has murals of rare iconography from the 13th century. After a climb under the gigantic cedars, you will discover its southern portal decorated with arches on balusters and sculpted capitals.

This abbey was founded in 1138 by the Earl of Pallars, for his own son who became the leader of the abbey. A few years later, the abbey welcomeed Louis VII, on his way to Compostela. The 14th century turned out to be very prosperous for the abbey, which accommodated at this time close to a hundred monks of the order of the Prémontrés. The 15th century saw the decline of the abbey, which experienced a succession of events: the Black Death, the Hundred Years War and then the wars of religion. The Revolution also affected the abbey, which was pillaged, burnt down and finally sold in 1791.

This building dating from the 11th, 14th and 15th centuries. The Church was consecrated in 1117 and remained a cathedral until 1655. It was abandoned as a cathedral when the two chapters were united into one, as the city once had two juxtaposed poles.