Sainte-Colombe Church

Founded at the beginning of the 13th century, the Jacobins convent was home to a community of Dominican monks until the Revolution. Sold as national property, the convent was finally transformed into a private house. At the end of the 19th century, the buildings were owned by Maurice Martineau, a cognac merchant. He devoted part of his time to building up an impressive library, which he bequeathed to the municipality on his death in 1928, together with the buildings of the former convent. The site became a municipal library ten years later.

Rebuilt after the Hundred Years' War, St. Peter's Cathedral was one of the great flamboyant Gothic monuments in the West. In 1568, when it was not completely finished, its vaults were destroyed by Protestant troops. A massive bell tower and a flamboyant portal characterize the exterior of this church, built for the most part in the 15th century. Inside, Gothic unity and simplicity of a decoration confining to skinning.

Saint-Vivien Church was built on the presumed site of the funeral basilica of Bishop Vivien, who died in the 5th century, and was rebuilt several times over the following centuries. The present building was constructed between 1840 and 1845 by the architect Brossard. Saint-Vivien Church was built in a neo-classical style inspired by early Christian basilicas.