Eglise Saint Saturnin

This rectangular building is in the Gothic style, although it retains some Romanesque elements. The façade is hidden by a porch. The entrance portal is decorated with multiple columns. The original church was certainly built in the late 13th or early 14th century. The main changes seem to be related to the Wars of Religion. Initially, the church was cross-shaped with a nave, transept and flat chevet. The southern arm of the transept has disappeared. The bell tower is square, massive and still looks Romanesque. The chevet has been raised and provided with a bretèche on the east side. The stair turret to the north, leading to the bell tower, pierced with loopholes, also seems to belong to this campaign of work at the end of the 16th century. The porch (canopy) on the west façade must have been added in the 19th century, as well as the plaster vault of the nave which replaced the original Gothic vault. The church contains numerous capitals decorated with masks and a remarkable painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Saturnin, dating from 1828, by the Niort painter d'Agescy. Parish church of Saint Saturnin du Bois: listed as a Historic Monument by order of 26 May 1986