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The parish church Saint-Pierre de Fléac-sur-Seugne, classified as a historic monument since 1904, dominates the centre of the village. Its oldest parts date back to the 15th century, although a first church probably existed in the 12th century. The Renaissance gate, adorned with two torso columns and surmounted by a lion, bears the coat of arms of the Polignac, local lords in the 15th century, attesting their influence on the construction.

The nave, three-span vaulted with warheads, and the left transept with vaults pierced to access the bells, illustrate late Gothic architecture. The bell tower, dated the 16th century, is distinguished by its dome covered with scales and its lantern. The square apse, finished with a flat bedside, is illuminated by three windows, one with a splint. The stained glass windows, made by the Charlemagne workshop in Toulouse, represent biblical scenes such as Pentecost or the vocation of Saint Peter.

The building, owned by the commune, preserves defensive and liturgical elements characteristic of Saintonge's rural churches. Its classification in 1904 underscores its heritage value, both for its architecture and for its furniture, as the baptistery illuminated by a frighted opening. The traces of the Polignac, the noble family that marked local history, recall the links between seigneurial power and religious buildings at the end of the Middle Ages.

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