ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME
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This church hides a few small treasures, including a statue of Saint Anthony and a Christ of Pity.
Don't hesitate to enter Notre-Dame church, which hides a few little treasures. The entrance is via the south portal. The statues that originally adorned it disappeared during the French Revolution, but were replaced in the 19th century by copies of the prophets from the Moses Well at the Chartreuse de Champmol. Also preserved are 16th-century sculptures of Adam and Eve, as well as characters and creatures from the medieval collective imagination. The south tower is the oldest part of the building, dating from the late 12th or early 13th century. The church was restored in the 19th century, with the nave roof covered in slate and the bell tower raised. The side chapels date from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Military Chapel has already been renovated: repainted, stones cleaned, furniture and parquet flooring restored. Take a look at the ornamentation of the wooden stalls in the choir. The figures carved on the armrests are comical in their expressions and grimaces. Don't miss: a statue of St. Anthony and a Christ of Pity, also known as "Christ aux liens", in the first chapel on the left; a mural fresco depicting St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters, on the fifth pillar of the nave, near the entrance; a 16th-century bronze lectern; and finally, in the absidal chapel on the right, two 15th-century statues of the Virgin, including one with grapes. Organ concerts are organized throughout the year.
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