NOTRE-DAME CHURCH
Classified as a Historic Monument since 2006, the church was founded in the heart of the medieval city by Constable Olivier IV de Clisson around the 14th and 15th centuries. Built on the site of the collegiate church of the Lords of Clisson, it was once the church of the walled city, before being burned and ransacked during the wars of the Vendée. A plaque commemorating the persecutions during the Revolution was affixed in 1961 on the wall to the right of the choir, in honour of the eight priests of the land of Clisson, killed under the Terror. Restored under the Empire at the beginning of the 19th century, the building was completely demolished and rebuilt in 1887-88 by the Nantes architect René Ménard. Here again, Italy is in the spotlight, with its remarkable Tuscan-style bell tower and its building inspired by a basilica in Rome. In Romanesque neoclassical style, it offers a superb view of the valley.
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