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The church of Saint-Clément de Monfort, located on the Bastide Square, is a religious building built mainly on the edge of the 14th and 15th centuries. It is characterized by a single nave of three spans, extended by an apse with seven slices cut, and lateral chapels arranged between the foothills. The bell tower, located in the northwest corner, rests on a square base and rises into a hexagonal tower pierced with trilobed geminous berries. The structure combines a medium calcareous apparatus for low walls and bellows for high parts, while the roofs, covered with hollow tiles, adopt various forms: long panels for the nave, polygonal rump for the bedside, and appentis for the chapels.

A major reconstruction campaign marked the church after the Wars of Religion, at the hinge of the 16th and 17th centuries, notably by the enhancement of the nave. The vaults of the latter, originally destroyed, were rebuilt around 1850. Ranked a historic monument in 1964, the church houses a particularly rich interior decor. Its architecture thus reflects several epochs, from its medieval foundation to modern changes, while preserving Gothic stylistic elements such as the trilobed bays of the bell tower.

The building, owned by the commune of Monfort (département du Gers), is located in the 3 Grande-Rue Saluste de Bartas. Its classification by decree of 17 March 1964 concerns the entire structure (Cadastre B 730), stressing its heritage importance. The accuracy of its geographical location is estimated to be satisfactory a priori, although adjustments may be necessary for accurate identification. The church remains a major architectural testimony of the Bastide of Monfort, mixing religious, historical and community functions.

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