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The Church Saint Jean
It was destroyed in 1951 and then rebuilt in 1609.

Outside: if lookingto the rear of the building, there is a statue of Christ with the name of the Curé Lardet who built the Sacristy in 1780.

The portar: is from the fourteenth century and came originaly from the old Hospital Saint Denis du  faubourg Saint Jean de Verdun, which was burnt down in 1478.

Inside: the vault, dated 1671, is covered with wood panelling. It give the distinct impression of an upside down boat.

North side: the Chapels of Sainte Anne (early 18th century), Saint Pierre (1410), Saint Joseph, and of Sacre Coeur where the graves of two bargemen can been seen.

South side: the Chapel "du Rosaire" (1642), a wooden carving of "the Virgin and Child" (18th century), the Chapel "Notre Dame des Treize" was built between 1462 and 1463 but needed restoring in 1602.

In the aiste: four paintings which represent the life of "Saint Jean Baptiste" (J. Liebault 1748).

In the Chor: a painting  shows the baptisum of Christ (I. Vaillant 1643),  and two others represent Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Quillier 1838).


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