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The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption was founded in 1262 by Jeanne de Toulouse, after the crusade against the Albigois, on the royal road (future grande rue). Built in locally cooked pink bricks (Chafrénad), it also served as a community assembly in the Middle Ages. Its bell tower, typical of the Toulouse style, is flanked by two octagonal towers and adorned with bays in mt. Inside, a low Gothic vaulted nave houses a 15th century altarpiece and a polychrome statue of the Visitation (16th century).

In 1285 King Philip III and Queen Mary of Brabant stopped there during a crusade to pray in memory of Jeanne of Toulouse, their aunt and founder of the church. The sources also mention pastoral visits in the sixteenth century, revealing its evolutionary arrangement. The bell tower, registered in 1927, houses three bells (two dated 1548 and 1584). After the concordat of 1801, the church became the seat of an archpriest, transferred from Gardush.

The building is the result of a fence between Sicard Alamav and Guillaume Pierre de Vasagne, lord of Gardush. The work mobilized serfs and naughty francs, with oxen for transport. The current organ, built in 1850 by Frédéric Jungk and restored in 2001, has 18 games. A sandstone Holy Trinity, formerly on the facade, is now kept inside.

The church also illustrates the social history of the Lauragais: place of worship, community gathering, and symbol of post-crusade post-franchisement. Its architecture combines military (fortified fence) and religious influences (dome, retable), while its pink bricks, typical of the region, bear witness to the local resources exploited since the thirteenth century.

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