Simenon : Church of Saint-Pholien

Joseph Kleine, a 24-year old painter who belonged to the La Caque group which Simenon attended, was found hanged from the handle of the door to the Church of Saint-Pholien. This occurrence was transposed in Simenon's novel, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien. The current church is the fourth to bear the same name.