Eglise Sainte-Hélène de Hourtin

The church of Ste Hélène d'Hourtin was built in 1868 as a successor to the old church of Ste Hélène de l'Etang near Carcans, then to the first church on the market square of Hourtin. (The last restoration i
The church is composed of a central vessel with 5 bays and 2 collaterals. Inside, the polychrome decoration dates back to the end of the 19th century. The friezes, restored in the 1990s, decorate the choir's colonnade in modern tones. The starry sky of the apse has disappeared, as well as the red and gold drape under the stained glass windows, damaged by water infiltration.
The keystones of the nave's rib vaults bear various inscriptions, some of which are in Latin.
The stained glass windows were restored between 1959 and 1960. Those in the choir are dedicated to St Helene, St Louis, patron saint of the Lord of Lesparre and to the 4 evangelists. The stained glass windows of the sid