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Origin and history

The church of Notre-Dame-de-Romegas de La Tour-d'Aigues, originally attached to the order of Saint-Ruf before 1096, was served by five canons. Its reconstruction in the 13th century sétala on at least three countrysides: the nave was erected first, followed by the abside, then the third southern lateral chapel. The building was then enlarged around 1540 with four northern side chapels, then around 1620 with a fifth nave span, three additional southern chapels, a porch and a bell tower. These transformations reflect the architectural and liturgical evolution of the era, mixing broken cradles, dogive cross-sections and cul-de-four.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the porch and the first span of nave were replaced by an occidentate choir, while the entrance was arranged in the medieval abside. However, this change was cancelled in the 1960s, a restaurant in its original state. The adjacent priory, partly built in the 13th century (west and south-east buildings) and in the 15th century (northern bodies), was rebuilt between 1726 and 1738. Acquired by the commune in 1791, it was transformed into a town hall, illustrating the reallocation of ecclesiastical property after the Revolution.

The church is distinguished by its nave of four vaulted bays in a broken cradle, flanked by lateral chapels with various vaults (full-cinetral culverts, dogive cross sections). The pentagonal abside, covered with a ribbed cul-de-four, and the western dome choir testify to the complexity of its construction. The bell tower, sitting on the third span of the nave, and the convent buildings organized around a closed courtyard complete this complex, classified as a Historic Monument in 1984.

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