Romanesques churches

Photos: © Mairie de La CouronneAccording to the legend, the church of La Couronne would have been founded in 597 by the children of the Merovingian king Childebert. The actual monument is dated 11th and 12th centuries. However, it is quite sure that...

The church of Saint Michel is characterized by its simplicity. Its architecture consists of one central nave and a chancel with a flat apse. A litlle steeple over the chancel makes the church different from the constructions around. Its simple...

The church was built in the 12th century and partly rebuilt at the end of the 16th century after the religious wars. It has been restored in 1879, in 1894-95 and much more recently. This Romanesque church has been classified as a historic monument...

The town was developed from the former monastery founded in the 11th century by the Saint-Martial abbey of Limoges. Built in the 11th and the 12th centuries, the church has kept from the Romanesque period a unique nave, a transept with apsidioles and...

The history of the town was marked by Calvin's stay in 1533. Stalked from all sides, fleeing under another name, he found protection from the priest of Claix, Louis du Tillet, of whom he was the preceptor and who embraced his new doctrine.The church...

Soyaux has a beautiful Romanesque church which has been restored recently, located in town. The church was built in the second half of the 12th century and it has been classified as a Historic monument since 1949....

On the banks of the Touvre river, the Saint-Cybard church, dated 12th century, has the particularity of being built in the form of a Greek cross (well, almost!). Inside, the transept topped with a dome with pendentives opens onto 2 rectangular...

The Romanesque church dedicated to Saturnin has been restored in the 15th century after the One hundred years war: vaulted ribs have been added to the two bays of the nave and the "flat" apse of the chancel.The most interesting part of the church is...

Some texts trace the origin of the church in Nersac to the Charlemagne period. However, the construction of the current church would date back approximatively 1126, dependent on the abbey of Saint-Cybard in Angouleme.The Romanesque-style nave, open...

The church, first mentioned in 1110, has been rebuilt for the first time by the middle of the 12th century and has gone through changes that have modified its original aspect.The story of the church reveals that two priests were important in the life...

The Romanesque church of Saint Michel is exceptional because of its eight apsidal chapels and its carved tympanum. Built in 1137 by Lambert who is the founder of the Abbey of La Couronne, the church was intented to welcome pilgrims and travelers. The...

The Romanesque church of Fleac was certainly built on an ancient Celtic and then Gallo-Roman worship.It used to exist a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the 9th century, destroyed during the Norman invasions. During the 12th century, this...

The small parish church is situated in town, near the Touvre river. It was an ancient Cluny priory, mentioned in 1080.The Saint-Médard church is very simple: a unique nave with two lateral chapels and a "flat" apse. Its façade is very sober, made...

The Romanesque-style church is the former chapel of the episcopal castle of Touvre. The church overlooks the resurgences of the "Sources de la Touvre". In its current state, the church has a unique nave with 3 bays and a narrow chancel. A square...

The town of Puymoyen was built around the church, dedicated to Saint Vincent. During its construction in the 12th century, the Canons of the Cathedral in Angouleme own it. From that period, thye church keeps its Romanesque-style façade, a part of...