Collégiale St-Martin


This soaring, crenellated village church, built in the Gothic style from 1175 to 1240, venerates the spot where St Martin died in 397 and was buried for a while (his body was later spirited off to Tours). Enter via the exceptional side porch, decorated with two rows of statues.


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