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St Blaise church (late 18th century) features only a wall-belfry on the façade. A Latin cross church with a semicircular chevet and two side chapels, each extended by a sacristy to the east.
Description
At the beginning of the 16th century, the ruin of the parish church of Saint-Michel had forced the transfer of divine services to the church of Notre-Dame-des-Églises of the Saint-Blaise priory. As this church was too small, isolated and poorly located, the inhabitants requested, during the pastoral visit of 1759, that a new church be built near the parish house. However, due to opposition from the châtelain, it was not until 1780 that contractor Barthélemy Michel drew up a cost estimate for the construction of the new parish church. Then, to cut costs, it was decided in 1783 that the building would be erected on part of the parish garden, with one chapel instead of two, and that Montbrison stone would be used for the quoins. Construction began in 1787 and was completed in August 1790; the church, dedicated to Saint-Blaise, was blessed on January 9, 1791. In 1861, the church was enlarged by the addition of the chapel of the Virgin, built on the right by mason Aubert. Planned in 1882, the construction of a bell tower for the new bell purchased in 1875 was never carried out: the bell was housed in an annex adjoining the façade, in which medieval transoms, probably from the priory, were replaced. Repairs were carried out in 1890 (sacristy vaults replaced by a ceiling). The church (facade and roof) was restored in 1997.
Spoken languages
- French
Themes
- Religious heritage
- Church