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The church of Saint-Germain, located in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a neo-classical religious building. Built between 1843 and 1844 according to the plans of architect Vaillant de Mâcon, it replaced an earlier Romanesque church, also dedicated to Saint Germain. Its architecture is distinguished by a doric-column peristyle and a vaulted nave in the middle, flanked by collaterals.

The church was inscribed in the Historic Monuments by order of 12 September 1991. It houses remarkable furniture, including a painting of the Visitation offered by Napoleon III in 1858. Today, it is part of the diocese of Autun and still serves as a place of Catholic worship, integrated into the parish of Saint Vincent-en-Val-Lamartinien.

The building is characterized by a semicircular apse illuminated by three windows in the middle of the hanger, while the collaterals, covered with flat ceilings, are pierced by seven other windows. Its entrance, marked by a pediment, reflects the classical influence of the 19th century. The municipality owns it, and the church remains open to worship and visit.

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