Eglise Notre Dame - Villeréal

Listed as a historical monument, this church was built at the same time as the bastide (1265). The large dimensions, the two square turrets, connected by a crenellated walkway, and its buttresses make it a real fortress. The church had two destinations: a place of worship and an ultimate refuge. It was surrounded by a deep ditch and to get in you had to cross a drawbridge. The left tower contains a spiral staircase lit by loopholes and the right one had, at the top, a small prison. The Stations of the Cross are painted in terracotta. The statue of the Virgin, located above the entrance porch, was carved out of a tree trunk.