Church of Saint-Hilaire

The church Saint Sulpice d'Avoise, dominates the river of Sarthe. Built in the twelfth century, it was reworked many times to take its current form, with renovations completed in the nineteenth century. It is a Romanesque building with a cruciform plan with a single paneled nave and a flat choir. It features an altarpiece by Nicolas Bouteiller, a chalice and various classified statues and bas-reliefs.

The abbey has a relatively recent building, constructed from 1722. Both majestic and impressive from the top of its imposing silhouette overlooking the banks of the Sarthe, the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, founded in 1010, is a mecca for Gregorian chant. Occupied by a community of Benedictine monks, only the abbey church can be visited. The latter contains in its transept masterpieces of the French Renaissance: the Saints of Solesmes, two sculpted ensembles dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.

The chapel of the castle Montabon is located in Noyen-sur-Sarthe in Pays de Loire. Built in the 17th century, it is the only surviving element of the original Montabon seigniorial estate. In the 19th century, the castle and its outbuildings were destroyed and subsequently rebuilt. The square chapel has a choir with a flat chevet, that is vaulted with ogives and lit by three windows.