Collégiale Saint Anatoile

The origins of the collegiate church date back to the 13th century, when the current building was constructed on the ruins of an earlier church. Consecrated to Saint-Anatoile, a hermit about whom little is known apart from the fact that he lived on the slopes of Fort Belin and performed a miracle by causing the salt water to resurface, this church has survived the centuries and their ups and downs. Its large, square, massive bell tower was originally a defence tower, and the small chapels flanking the majestic entrance door were added in the 16th century. One of the other original features of this church is its floor, made up of more than a hundred funerary slabs. The oldest date back to the 14th century and the most recent to the 18th century. Finally, you won't want to miss the magnificent Gothic architecture of this collegiate church, certainly one of the most beautiful in the whole region.