Marsanne - Saint-Felix

Saint-Félix church – Dating from the end of the 12th century, with 15th century additions. The church was listed as a historic monument on 13 July 1926. This former priory of the Augustinian abbey of Saint-Thiers of Saou (about 20 km east of Marsanne) was used as the parish church until the early 19th century when it was abandoned because the building was unsafe. At the bottom of the bell-tower is a small gothic chapel, burial place of the seignorial family of Adhémar de Brunier, lords of Marsanne. Traces of a funereal dark band can be made out on the walls as well as stone-masons' marks on the stones around the entrance.

Marie-Louise Raymond on 12 September 1942 in front of Saint-Félix. The base of the steeple on top of the bell tower is still in place.

Saint-Félix now.
The roof was rebuilt in February 1995 thanks to a local society, les Amis du Vieux Marsanne (The Friends of Old Marsanne), which is also restoring the surroundings.
In front of the door remains one of the two pillars which supported a canopy and marks can still be seen where it was attached to the wall.