St Georges' Church

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This sanctuary dating from the 12th and 13th centuries harmoniously combines Romanesque and Gothic styles: a Romanesque nave (start of
the 12th century) and a Gothic choir (end of the 13th century). The Church of St George was built shortly after the creation of the parish in 1143.
There is little remaining of the original structure. The current church is the result of an enlargement of the nave in 1230 and a restructure of the choir in the Gothic style in 1283. The juxtaposition of the two styles illustrates the change in power in the town: the nave chosen by the aristocracy, then later the choir begun by the bourgeoisie. Two flamboyant chapels were attached to the nave in the 15th century. The windows were created by Jacques le Chevalier-de-Fontenoy-Aux-Roses (1956-1970). The church also contains an 11-metre high Eucharistic Tower dating from 1523, a Christ on the Cross by Clément de Bade (1488) and a 19th-century retable of the Last Judgement incorporating the remains of a retable made for Saint George (panels painted in 1496).

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