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Église Saint-Pierre de Châtillon-Coligny

Église Saint-Pierre de Châtillon-Coligny, Catholic church in Châtillon-Coligny, France.

The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul stands beside a former town gate in Châtillon-Coligny, built from the late 15th to the 19th century. Rough grey stone walls carry a steep slate roof with lighter streaked patches; a tall main body on the left has a pointed arch window and a small round window, while two lower sections to the right each end in a small spire. The bell tower rises on a 14th-century fortification tower.

The structure has roots in a medieval defensive tower but became the parish church after 1551 when religious conflicts closed the previous place of worship. The following centuries brought numerous adaptations to its architecture.

The church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, though it is commonly called Saint-Pierre. Its status as a parish church dates from 1551, when Gaspard Ier de Coligny, having converted to Protestantism, barred residents from the collegiate church inside the castle grounds. The north chapel and side aisle added in the 17th century carry the dates 1626 and 1647.

The church stands beside one of the old town gates of Châtillon-Coligny, in the Loiret department. The west facade and nave were rebuilt in 1867 by diocesan architect J. Fournier, so the entrance side is the most recent masonry. The bell tower rises on a 14th-century fortification tower, visible from outside.

The bell tower stands on a 14th-century fortification tower, one of the old town-gate defences. The church itself was begun at the end of the 15th century beside a gate of Châtillon-Coligny, so the military base predates the parish by more than a century.

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