Eglise Saint-Ferrèol d'Huez

The old parish church of the village of Huez rises from the famous bend in the road n°7. Dedicated to Saint-Ferréol, built on a rocky spur far from the village, it is surrounded by today's communal cemetery.
It enjoys a remarkable view of the surrounding countryside and the bell towers of neighboring parishes.
A privileged location for these monuments, which also served as a means of communication between villages, with the sound of their bells echoing in the distance.
It first appears in an 11th-century text, at the same time as the church of Saint-Pierre de la Garde. It retains
its status as a parish church until the end of the 17th century, when it was replaced by the church of Sainte-Anne, built in the heart of the village. Saint-Ferréol's architecture is in the Romanesque style, with a stone spire and bell-towers at each corner, arched openings in the bell-tower and a Lombard frieze. The building contains a small Gothic chapel dedicated to Sainte-Catherine, founded in the 15th century.
But the church was too far from the village and not easily accessible in winter. In 1606, a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicolas was built in the heart of the village, which later became the parish church of Sainte-Anne.