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The church of the Assumption of Conliège, originally collegial under the name of the Nativity-de-la-Vierge, was rebuilt between 1624 and 1633 by keeping a side bell tower and a 15th century chapel. Its architecture combines Renaissance elements, such as the pediment cut off from the façade, and bright innovations with circular egg-eyes. Inside, the vaults on dogive crosses rest on ionic and doric pilasters, while a reliquary would house the remains of Saint Fortuné, bishop of Fano (VIth century), although this attribution is discussed.

A first religious building was reportedly erected in 1393, authorized by official permission, before the multiplication of pious foundations led to the creation of a familiarity of priests. The bell tower, rebuilt at the beginning of the sixteenth century, was incorporated into the new church of the seventeenth century. It consists of five spans to the bottom and an apse to the sides, illuminated by oculi evoking an ultramontin influence. A wrought iron grid of 1745 still delimits the forerunner, once reserved for familiars.

Ranked a historical monument in 2009, the church retains traces of its collegial past and architectural transformations. The criticisms of A. Rousset highlight stylistic inconsistencies, such as ionic pilasters considered ill-proportioned, while the reliquary of St. Fortune adds a controversial spiritual and historical dimension. The building, owned by the municipality, bears witness to the religious and artistic evolutions of the Franche-Comté between the Middle Ages and the modern era.

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