Notre-Dame du Taur, Medieval Catholic church in Toulouse, France

Notre-Dame du Taur is a medieval church in Toulouse built gradually between the 14th and 16th centuries with distinctive pink brick walls. The structure displays a high bell tower wall and two hexagonal towers that frame its Gothic facade, characteristic of the Meridional Gothic style found throughout southern France.

Notre-Dame du Taur stands where, by legend, the body of Saint Saturnin, first bishop of Toulouse martyred in 250, came loose from the bull dragging him. A martyrium was reportedly begun there by bishop Hilaire at the end of the 4th century, though excavations in 1969-1970 found no early Christian remains. The relics were moved to Saint-Sernin in 402. The present church was built in the 14th century and named Notre-Dame du Taur in 1534.

The name comes from the Occitan for bull: the church stands where, by tradition, the body of Saint Saturnin broke free from the bull dragging him. Until the 11th century it was simply the church of the Taur, then Saint-Sernin-du-Taur, and only in 1534 took the name Notre-Dame. The wooden Virgin in the apse, Notre-Dame des Remparts, was moved here in 1783 from a gatehouse of the city wall.

The church sits on Rue du Taur in central Toulouse, positioned along a straight path connecting the Capitole and the Basilica of Saint-Sernin. This location allows visitors to explore multiple religious buildings and local landmarks during a single walking route through the city.

Inside the church sits an 1880 organ built by Eugène Puget that still retains its original mechanical components. This instrument continues to be played during musical performances, making it a living example of 19th-century craftsmanship.