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The Church of Saint-Hilaire is a Catholic church located in Nonac, Charente. The building was listed as a historic monument in 1913. The church of Nonac features architecture characteristic of Saintonge Romanesque construction. It is characterized by a beautiful collection of Gothic-era murals and a particularly well-preserved crypt decorated with murals. https://www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/fiche-sit/eglise-saint-hilaire-5732249/#truncate https://www.infiniment-charentes.com/fiche-sit/eglise-saint-hilaire-5732249/

A simple but elegant war memorial in Blanzac-Porcheresse, located near the church.

Among the oldest in the region, the Saint-Cybard church in Porcheresse was built in the 11th century. It is still surrounded by its cemetery and presbytery, which is one of its distinctive features. The church shares similarities with churches in the area (Etriac, Puypéroux, Bécheresse, and Côteaux du Blanzacais). It features narrow windows pierced in the buttresses, as well as rubble stone walls. In the 12th century, it was remodeled and reinforced to accommodate vaults. However, the building's condition currently prohibits visits; renovation work is planned for the very near future. This monument was listed as a "Historic Monument" in 1913. The church's patron saint was the monk Cybard, who came from Dordogne in the 6th century. He lived for a long time in a cave beneath the Angoulême plateau. https://www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/fiche-sit/eglise-saint-cybard-de-porcheresse-5895303/#truncate https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Cybard_de_Porcheresse

The Saint-Cybard Church of Plassac-Rouffiac is located in the village of Plassac-Rouffiac, in Charente. Built in the Romanesque style, it was listed as a historic monument in 1862. At the intersection of an ancient Roman road connecting Périgueux and Saintes, known as the "Boisné Road," and a road south of Angoulême, this small church boasts several assets: refined sculpted decoration, harmonious proportions, and a façade enlivened by arcades. The façade is divided horizontally into four levels by cornices: the ground floor with a central portal flanked by blind arcades, the second and third levels occupied by semicircular arches, and the top level topped with a triangular pediment. The single nave is covered with a pointed barrel vault. The false square, topped by a dome on pendentives, supports an elegant bell tower with a stone tortoiseshell spire. https://mairie.plassac-rouffiac.fr/eglises/ https://www.angouleme-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-saint-cybard-4/ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Cybard_de_Plassac

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Listed as a Historic Monument in 1840, the church has been particularly well highlighted since the restorations undertaken in 2017. The original church was to consist of two bays without side aisles and a choir. It was to be covered with a simple exposed framework. Modifications in the 12th century. A bay carrying a bell tower was added to this building and covered, under it, with an octagonal dome on a squinch. Ending the church to the east, the rectangular choir is covered with a 13th century Angevin vault. Following the wall of the nave comes a staircase turret going up to the bell tower. https://www.angouleme-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-saint-estephe/

You can even rent canoes there to discover the Charente river in a different way.

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