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The Church of Saint-Amans of Lincargue, located at Cestayrols in the Tarn, is a Catholic religious building built between the 15th and 16th centuries. In Gothic style, it is erected in limestone on the old road linking Toulouse to Rodez, known as "Grand Road". Its architecture is distinguished by an octagonal bell tower decorated with hooks and gargoyles, accompanied by a turret with a screw staircase. The nave, structured by six side chapels separated by interior foothills, houses Renaissance elements such as lamp-ends and a altarpiece.

The church has been classified as a historical monument since 18 June 1927, under the influence of a protective order. Today, the association Saint-Amans de Lincarque works for its preservation and restoration. The building, a communal property, retains traces of its historical role on this medieval circulation axis, while sheltering objects referenced in the Palissy base.

The bell tower, particularly remarkable, has a slender arrow overlooking a square porch at the entrance. This porch, consisting of four cylindrical pillars made of cut stone, is vaulted with warhead crosses. The location of the building, between two major urban poles of medieval Occitanie, highlights its past importance as a place of worship and stage for travellers.

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