SAINT-JULIEN DE FONTANES CHURCH

The church of Fontanes dates from the 13th century and is dedicated to Saint Julian. Its architecture underwent transformations during the 17th and 19th centuries. Its west façade features a bell gable with two openings, housing, among other things, a bell dated 1663 and adorned with coats of arms and inscriptions, and a portal with capitals and semicircular arches. Inside, the nave has a barrel vault and is flanked by two side chapels. The south chapel is the more remarkable of the two due to its mural decoration. A distinctive feature of this church is a 17th-century statue of Christ. It is believed to be the work of an Italian shepherd who carved it with a knife. The chancel has an octagonal apse.