Cathedrals and Collegiates in New Aquitaine

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24000 Périgueux

The Saint-Front Cathedral of Périgueux, an architectural jewel of the 12th and 19th centuries, combines Romanesque and Byzantine influences. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it dominates the city with its five emblematic cupolas and rich abbatial past.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
40800 Aire-sur-l'Adour

The Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Aire, a Roman Catholic building in the Landes, combines Romanesque architecture and renovations of the 14th, 16th and 18th centuries. Located in Aire-sur-l'Adour, it was listed as a Historic Monument in 1906.

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
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

The Cathedral of Saint-Sacerdos de Sarlat, a Gothic and Romanesque building from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, dominates the town of Sarlat-la-Canéda in the Dordogne. An abbey that became a cocathedral, it combines medieval heritage and Baroque transformations, classified as a historical monument in 1840.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
33330 Saint-Emilion

The collegiate church of Saint-Émilion, a religious building of the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, dominates the city of Saint-Émilion in Gironde. Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque and Gothic styles in an imposing architectural ensemble.

Gothic Church
33730 Uzeste

The collegiate Notre-Dame d'Uzeste, built between the 13th and 14th centuries in Gironde, is an ancient Gothic church with Romanesque walls, classified as a historical monument in 1840 and famous for the tomb of Pope Clement V.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
19100 Brive-la-Gaillarde

The Saint-Martin de Brive collegiate church, a former 11th century medieval church, located in Brive-la-Gaillarde in Corrèze, combines paleo-Christian heritage and Gothic transformations, classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Romanesque Church
87210 Le Dorat

The Collège Saint-Pierre du Dorat, an imposing 12th-century Romanesque church in Le Dorat, New Aquitaine, has been listed as a historic monument since 1846. Its massive architecture, fortified in the 15th century, houses relics and a rich sculptural heritage.