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The former Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assumption of Trélissac, built in the early 15th century to replace a first church of Saint Eumache destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, illustrates the flamboyant ogival architecture perigordine. Its octagonal choir, rib vaults and carved capitals reflect a period of post-conflict reconstruction, while its six lateral chapels (Notre-Dame de l'Enfance, Saint-Capraise, etc.) highlight its central role in parish life. The building, fortified in the 14th century by Count Roger Bernard, even served as a refuge during the troubles of the Fronde in 1652.

In the 19th century, the church underwent major changes: Paul Abadie, a diocesan architect, raised the bell tower and replaced the openings in 1863, before it was exchanged in 1869 for a new church built by Alfred Magne. The latter, owner of the nearby castle, integrates the old church into its estate, causing its gradual abandonment. The bell tower collapses due to lack of maintenance, until its symbolic resale to the commune in 2009. Consolidation work is planned from 2025 onwards.

Ranked as a historical monument in 2004, the church retains remarkable elements such as its adorned vault keys (the mitre bishop, the monogram of Christ) and its cross-sections. Its history reflects the tensions between Comtal power (the Counts of Périgord), clergy (chapter of Saint-Front) and local community, from its medieval foundation to its decline in favour of a new parish building in 1872. The registers of civil status mention his chapels under several names, testifying to his anchoring in social and religious life.

The first church, dedicated to Saint Eumache, was attested from 1301 but ruined during the conflicts between the Count of Périgord and the chapter of Puy-Saint-Front. A 1353 document reveals his fortification by Roger Bernard, transforming the place of worship into a strong place during the Hundred Years' War. Desecrated and in ruins at the end of the conflict, she gave way to the present building, whose construction coincided with the reorganization of the parish after the destruction.

During the Revolution, the church was temporarily abandoned before being returned to worship. In 1807 the municipality of Périgueux gave him a 500 kg bell, an old piece of the Jacquemart of the town hall. These episodes illustrate the political and religious upheavals that marked his history, between dislocations and successive restorations, until his controversial exchange in 1869 to expand the private domain of Alfred Magne.

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