Cathedrals and Collegiates in Poitou-Charente

Romanesque Church
16000 Angoulême

Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral, a 12th century Romanesque building rebuilt in the 19th century, dominates the town of Angoulême in Charente. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it is famous for its carved facade and its history linked to the Counts of Angoulême.

Gothic Church
86000 Poitiers

The cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Poitiers, an angeline Gothic masterpiece from the 12th to the 14th centuries, dominates the city with its 96 meters long. A minor basilica since 1912, it combines exceptional medieval stained glass with a carved facade inspired by northern France.

Gothic Church
17100 Saintes

Saint-Pierre de Saintes Cathedral, an emblematic religious building of the 12th and 18th centuries, is a Gothic and Romanesque cocathedral located in Saintes, New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Classic style church
17000 La Rochelle

Saint-Louis de La Rochelle Cathedral, a Roman Catholic building dating from the 18th and 14th centuries, combines an unfinished classical nave with a medieval Gothic bell tower, witness to the wars of Religion. Located in New Aquitaine, it dominates the religious and architectural history of the city.

Gothic Church
79100 Oiron

The Collège Saint-Maurice d'Oiron, an old church transformed into a collegiate church in the 16th century, is located in the Deux-Sèvres. It houses tombs and a remarkable Renaissance decor, linked to the Gouffier family.

Gothic Church
79310 Saint-Marc-la-Lande

The Collège Saint-Antoine de Saint-Marc-la-Lande, built in the Middle Ages, is a church classified as a historical monument in 1889, located in the Deux-Sèvres en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, emblematic of the local religious heritage.

Gothic Church
79100 Thouars

The Collège Notre-Dame du château in Thouars, a Gothic-Renaissance building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries, was the seigneurial chapel of the Dukes of La Tremeille. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it dominates the Thouet Valley in New Aquitaine.