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The church of Chazelles, dedicated to the Virgin, is a religious building located in Cormatin, in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Built in the late 11th or early 12th century, it illustrates the Romanesque architecture of the region, with a slender bell tower decorated with dark stripes and blind archatures, typical of this period. His bedside, also a novel, went through the centuries almost intact, while the nave, later vaulted, bears witness to posterior arrangements.

In the 17th century, the state of deterioration of the church required a renovation of the nave cover in 1705. Sold as a national property in 1796 during the Revolution, it was bought in 1841 by the commune of Chazelles, which planned to install the town hall there. This project was abandoned after the abolition of the commune in 1845 and its attachment to Cormatin. The building, composed of a unique nave and an apse, also preserves a flamboyant Gothic chapel added in the 15th century, as well as a bronze bell of the same period, classified as a historical monument in 1923.

Classified in the inventory of historic monuments since 29 October 1926, the church benefited from restoration work in the 1980s, financed in part by the Savage of French Art. In 1994, she joined the Fédération des Sites clunisiens, highlighting her link with Burgundy's religious heritage. A house adjacent to the north, perhaps linked to the former dean Notre-Dame de Chazelle, recalls its local historical importance. Its bell tower, pierced by twin berries, and its Romanesque bedside make it a remarkable example of Romanesque art in Burgundy.

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