CHURCH OF SAINT LAURENT OF MURET

The church of Saint-Laurent in Muret was given in 1424 by Pope Martin V to the collegiate church of Marvejols to increase the canons' income. In a state of disrepair, it was replaced in 1876 by the current church. This church is laid out in a Latin cross plan, with a single nave of two bays ending in a polygonal apse. The two side chapels forming the transept, as well as the rest of the building, are rib-vaulted with projecting ribs. It also boasts a fine collection of neo-Gothic furnishings, including altars and an altarpiece composed of a series of quatrefoil tracery windows arranged on two levels. The bell tower's slender façade is topped by a spire, a characteristic feature of neo-Gothic architecture in the Lozère region. The 18th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary is listed as a historical monument.