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The church Saint-Pierre de Nadaillac-de-Rouge, located in the Lot en Occitanie department, was built from 1400 on the initiative of Étienne de Nadaillac, local Baron. Originally conceived as a chapel of the nearby castle, it later became the parish church of the village. Its architecture reflects this dual vocation, with a two-span nave flanked by arched bottoms on cross-sides of warheads, and a polygonal apse marked by a rare axial foothill. The arch keys, adorned with the arms of the Pouget families (after 1445, via the alliance of Guillaume du Pouget with German of La Manhanie) and Gontaut-Biron, underline the feudal ties of the place, although the actual presence of the Gontaut in Nadaillac remains uncertain.

The building suffered major damage during the Wars of Religion, requiring several repair campaigns over the centuries. A significant restoration took place in 1885, with the addition of a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter and the partial replacement of the nave vaults by brick vaults, characteristic of the nineteenth century. This intervention could also explain the relocation of the armored keys, originally carved in the fifteenth century. The west facade, surmounted by a five-bay campanary gable, houses a cradle porch and a Saint-Gilles spiral staircase, suggesting defensive use or refuge during religious disturbances.

Ranked a historical monument in 1930, the church preserves furniture elements referenced in the Palissy base, bearing witness to its rich liturgical and seigneurial past. Its layout and interior layout — like the consoles supporting a stone service path — reveal a practical and symbolic design, typical of the fortified churches of Quercy. The archival and archaeological sources, including the works of Nicolas Bru or Henri Viers, underline its central role in local history, linked to the Pouget de Nadaillac family and the structuring of feudal power in Burian.

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