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The church of Saint-Pierre de Lagarde-sur-le-Né is a Catholic building located in the department of Charente, New Aquitaine. Dating mainly from the second half of the 12th century, it illustrates Romanesque architecture with a unique nave of two vaulted spans of a full hanger cradle, followed by a bell tower under dome and a choir. Its western portal, decorated with three rollers with sharp edges, and its Romanesque bays on the bell tower testify to this medieval period. The church was deeply marked by the religious disturbances of the sixteenth century, suffering a fire in 1562.

The restoration of the building took place at the end of the seventeenth century, during which time the choir was raised. A second campaign of work took place in the 19th century, consolidating its structure. The church, initially perpetual vicary dependent on the Abbey of Beignes, was inscribed in the historical monuments in 1992 for its facades, roofs and span under steeple. Its rectangular plan and its seven archatures surmounted by leafed columns reflect both its Romanesque heritage and its later adaptations.

Today owned by the municipality of Lagarde-sur-le-Né, the church retains protected elements such as its facades and its span under steeple, excluding sacristy. Its history thus combines destruction, reconstruction and preservation, typical of rural religious buildings that have traversed centuries. The approximate location, noted as "a priori satisfactory", would place the building near the place called Les Brouees, in the heart of a territory marked by the influence of medieval abbeys and religious conflicts.

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