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The parish church of Campan, accompanied by the remains of its cloister, dates mainly from the 3rd quarter of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its architecture is distinguished by an 8-span elongated plane and a 7-pan polygonal bedside, topped by a polygonal arrow on the bell tower and the choir. The nave, covered with a vault of wood with broken quarters, has flat double arches and hanging keys, while the two un arched galleries of the cloister remain to the south. The gate in full hanger, dated 1562, marks the entrance of the cloister, the only stone part with the bell tower.

The initial construction of the bell tower spreads between 1548 and 1555, but a fire in 1694 ravages the building and the village. The reconstruction was immediate: the structure of the bell tower was laid in 1695, and that of the church was completed in 1696. Wall woodwork and furniture, dating back to the 18th century, complete the interior layout, where a stand with false marble columns and Corinthian capitals dominates the nave. The church, classified as a Historical Monument in 1972, thus illustrates the post-fire architectural adaptations.

The remains of the cloister, reduced to two galleries, recall its initial use, probably linked to monastic or parish life. The seven-sided bedside and side chapels near the choir, possibly later added, highlight the evolution of the building. The wooden vault on dogive crosses, decorated with broken arches, and bell towers of the bell tower reflect a mixture of late Gothic and classical styles, characteristic of post-Renaissance reconstructions in Occitanie.

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