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The Priory Notre-Dame de Reugny, located in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, is a religious building founded in the 12th century. It consists of a body of fortified houses flanked by four turrets, two of which still remain today on both sides of the old drawbridge. The chapel, with a unique nave with a striped apse, preserves traces of 14th century murals, including a Romanesque Christ surrounded by angels.

Turned into a farm in the 17th century after losing its religious function around 1632, the priory saw his chapel converted into a barn. The house, surrounded by moat, houses a monumental stone fireplace, which bears witness to its medieval past. Together, including the house, moats, turrets and chapel with its paintings, has been listed as historical monuments since April 20, 1989.

Today, the priory belongs to the commune of Reugny and retains remarkable architectural elements, such as the quadrangular dungeon and remnants of the defensive system. The wall paintings of the chapel, especially the 14th century Christ, illustrate late Romanesque art and the spiritual role of the place before its agricultural transformation. The site, although partially modified, provides evidence of the evolution of religious buildings in rural areas.

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