The most beautiful religious buildings Loire-Atlantique

A magnificent neo-Gothic building, this church was built by architect François Bougouin between 1898-1900. In order to enhance it and protect it from any changes, it has been registered under Historical Monuments since 2007. Its organ is also classified as well as the magnificent stained glass windows dating back to 1924. Like the Saint-Sauveur Chapel, it has been partially damaged and has benefited from extensive rehabilitation work that ended in 2003.

Originally, it is a chapel belonging to the lords of Bretesche. Amended in 1803, it became the parish church. The carillon houses two bells Marie-Aimable and Saint Vincent, brought back from the Napoleonic countryside.

Built in the th century, burnt during the wars of Vendée, it was finally restored on order of Napoleon I who wanted to pacify the spirits.

By visiting the Château de la Motte-Glain, we will stop at the church of the Old Hamlet, classified as a historic monument and located in Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes (D 878). It houses, the largest painted ensemble of the Gothic era of the Loire-Atlantique. The bright windows of the southern facade with windows lime suggest that its construction would take place at the beginning of the th century. Like the paintings using the wet process - hot glue paint, carried out on a dry background - in use in the Middle Ages. The Appearances of Christ, The Escape in Egypt, the Résurrection Resurrection… are represented. The chair dates back to 1784 and the curious Roman baptistery with double Tank.

It dates back to the th and th centuries and remains one of the last testimonies in France. These funeral monuments often marked a ossuary or common pit. This type of monument was found mainly in Poitou-Charentes but also in Vendée. The hosanne designated a sacred box placed on the crosses. Unfortunately, there is still the granite drum and the visible base on the of the church.

Official memorial to the memory of General Charette and his fighters in Vendée (1824 by Charles X). The laying of the first stone took place in 1825 by the daughter of Louis XVI represented by Mrs. Charette de la Contrie. The raised the originally hosted a statue of Charette destroyed in 1832 after the uprising attempted by the Duchess of Berry. The chapel was completed in 1840, the clocheton is crowned by the statue of Saint Michel down the dragon. The monument to the dead dates back to 1922. On the side of the chapel, one crosses a cross of the old cemetery and an Austrian cannon in the course of taking the war.

Nestled between Place Royale and Rue du Calvaire, Saint-Nicolas stands massive and carved in a neo-Gothic style. The building was built three times between 1844 and 1869 by the architects Jean-Baptiste Lassus, Henri-Théodore Driollet and Gustave de Bourgerel, the church became a basilica on 28 October 1882 and was classified as a historic monument in 1986, major restoration work was undertaken. The esplanade, completely renovated in 2017, is a pleasant place to pass between terraces and small shops. 86 metres long, 32 metres wide, 24 metres high under the vaults, an arrow piercing the sky at 100 metres, the monument proudly stands out in the landscape. Smart tip: on the Good Shepherd's terrace, the view is unique on one side of the façade and its pretty rosettes.