EGLISE SAINT-LAURENT

Perched on a rocky spur, it is a former 12th-century priory belonging to the Benedictine abbey of Luçon. It was built by the monks of the Sainte-Croix de Talmont abbey.

It is a good example of twelfth-century Romanesque architecture. It is a simple church with a Latin cross plan. The main façade, transept, bell tower and staircase remain from the original construction. These parts of the building are listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments.

The interior consists mainly of a carved wooden altarpiece dating from 1650 in the choir (restored in 2002) depicting Saint-Laurent, patron saint of the parish. It also contains two 18th-century polychrome wooden side panels and a 17th-century wooden crucifix.