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The church of Saint-Pierre de Sassenage, located in the ancient village of this Iseroese municipality, is a Catholic building whose origins date back to the 11th century. Its current architecture, marked by a three-storey Romanesque bell tower and an Italian Renaissance chapel, shows major changes, especially in the seventeenth century. The chapel, commissioned at the end of the 15th century by the Lord of Sassenage, was intended to house the burials of his family. The bell tower, on the other hand, has bays in the middle of the hanger and a four-parted stone arrow later added.

Since 1822, the monument has housed the tomb of the Duke of Lesdiguières and his family, a major historical element. The bell tower, the chapel and this tomb were partially listed as historical monuments by order of 11 February 1930. Inside, a painting entitled Notre Dame du Rosaire, commissioned in the 17th century by Jean Volmar Chevalier, a wealthy local merchant, is framed by two stained glass windows representing Saint Ismidon de Sassenage and Saint Pierre.

The church, located on Rue de la République near the quays of the Furon, is served by public transport of the Grenoblais agglomeration. Its history is closely linked to that of the local lords, notably through the donation of the building to the bishop of Grenoble in 1080 by Hector de Sassenage. Today, it remains an active place of worship and an architectural testimony of the Romanesque and reborn eras in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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