CHURCH

The church of Saint-Martial and Saint-Vincent features a beautiful ^12th-century Romanesque choir. Originally a château chapel, it is circular and cross-vaulted. Visitors can admire a superb ^15th-century trachyte stoup, an ^18th-century altarpiece and various ^19th-century paintings. But the real curiosity of this church lies in its interior, which features a ^17th-century bell wheel. The thirteen bells, symbolizing Christ and his apostles, were cast in 2000, the originals having been lost. In the past, this wheel was turned by means of a rope to announce the entrance of the officiant, at the moment of the Elevation, or simply before making a vow.