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The 12th century bell tower is the only vestige of the chapel and monastery of Lochrist. Evicted to its base by arches, it is full in its upper part, crowned with twin bays, and surmounted by an arrow redone in the fourteenth century. This priory, possibly linked to Templars or Hospitallers, was founded by Carman's family. The chapel housed the tomb of Alain de Carman, dated 1253.

In 1331, the priory came under the dependence of the abbey Saint-Mathieu by agreement between Hervé de Carman and Abbé Guillaume. The western portal, which was rebuilt in the 15th century, marks an architectural evolution. In the 16th century, Benedictines abandoned the priory, then served by a secular priest. In 1778 a fire destroyed the priorial house, and in 1785 the chapel was demolished, leaving only the bell tower.

In 1910, the flooded arrow was rebuilt. The bell tower, classified as a Historic Monument in 1914, is now owned by the municipality. A monumental 19th-century wooden cross remains at the bedside, while the Gothic fountain mentioned by the texts has disappeared. The site thus preserves traces of its medieval and religious past.

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