Built in the 12th century, the church of Saint-Genest is the former parish of the earthenware makers; Antoine Conrade is buried there in 1648. Until 1635, the parish had the particularity of being served by four parish priests, as in Saint-Aré de Decize at the same time, "fed with the bread and wine of the abbey". During the French Revolution, the church was ransacked: the tympanum of the south door disappeared and the lintel was badly damaged. The bell tower, destroyed in 1794, originally had a spire decorated with glazed tiles of various colours, due to the earthenware manufacturers living in the area. The church is now covered with a roof to protect it from the weather and its nave, which has been considerably destroyed, is closed off on the west side by wooden cladding. The portal of the church and the large archway of the nave were classified as Historic Monuments in 1923
Closed to the public, it is only open on Heritage Days.
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