Eglise Saint-Etienne

Together with the castle, the church was given to the Beaulieu monastery by its founder, Rodolphe de Turenne. Of Romanesque origin, it was destroyed at the same time as the castle around 1378 by Jean de Castelnau, who had 80 people burnt to death while in conflict with the abbot of Beaulieu. It offers a magnificent view over the valley. It was rebuilt in the 15th century. It features a canted sanctuary with prismatic ribs leading to a wooden ceiling.
A two-bay chapel with Gothic arches, dedicated to Saint John, was added on the south side. In 1634, on the orders of the Bishop of Limoges, the altar belonging to the family of Jean de Canthony (founder of a vicarage in 1362), previously located in the nave, was transferred to this chapel. This vicarage gave this family ‘perpetual burial in front of the altar’. The square bell tower is covered.