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Saint-Hilaire de Saint-Hilaire-les-Places, listed as a Historic Monument, dates back to the late 11th or early 12th century, according to its architecture. It adopts a Latin cross shape, with a unique nave once covered with a torchi ceiling, a arched transept with a slightly broken cradle, and a flat bedside. The lateral chapels of the nave were added in the 15th century by anonymous donors, while the prior of Saint John of Côle designated the parish priests until 1566.

The octagonal bell tower, on two levels, was rebuilt in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. Each side of its top floor is pierced by a full bay hanger, some decorated with brick sets. The cross of the transept supports this bell tower, and the building ends with a broken cradle. The church, owned by the commune, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 8 May 1973.

The architecture of the church reveals Romanesque (nef, transept) and Gothic influences (baies, vaults), while the modifications of the seventeenth-XVIII centuries, like the bell tower, illustrate Baroque adaptations. The site, located in Upper Vienna, reflects the evolution of local religious and architectural practices over nearly seven centuries.

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