ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH

The first mention of the existence of a religious building in Villeneuve-lès-Béziers dates back to 983, in a charter of the Cartulaire d'Agde. But after a major fire, a new Romanesque church was built in the ^11th century, around which the village grew. The slender bell tower is one of its most remarkable features, with an exceptional height and a lower part dating from the ^10th and ^11th centuries. In the ^12th century, it was topped by two octagonal floors, which will be adorned with battlements and gargoyles.