EGLISE SAINT MICHEL

In the heart of the town, a church that impresses with its architecture and grandeur.

As the fourth sanctuary built in this place, the church has suffered from the wars of religion. After being pillaged by the Huguenots, it had to be closed to religious worship for several decades. The reconstruction that was necessary in 1856 was accompanied by an extension necessary to accommodate a growing parish, followed by the installation of stained glass windows and the construction of the vault.
Bernard Bénézet, a painter from Toulouse, was called in to decorate the walls of the choir, and Sicardou, a sculptor from Toulouse, made the altar of marble and onyx. As for the wood panelling that surrounds the choir, it was made by a craftsman from Villemur.
The bell-tower, built in 1875, received then the big bell called "le souc" probably because of its enormous counterweight of wood.
It is the oldest part of the monument, because it comes from the previous church.
The bell tower now houses 3 bells named "Germaine", "Monseigneur" and "Alain-Marie".