Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste de Ponson

Listed as a Historic Monument in 2005, the church of St Jean Baptiste de Ponson in Carcen Ponson dates from the 12th century. Fortified and overlooking the Midouze, this building is formed in the Romanesque period of a nave and a span between a semicircular apse and a bell-tower-wall. In the Middle Ages, a new bay was added to the bell tower. In the 17th century, a porch, a stair tower and two side chapels were added. The sacristy dates from the 18th century. In the 19th century, the two side chapels were rebuilt and finished in the apse. Under the choir is a Romanesque vaulted chapel, probably a crypt.