The present church was built between 1603 and 1626, extending the small original chapel. The work was never completed, which explains the lack of bays on the western façade.
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The facade, which came from the quarries of La Couronne, near Martigues, was severely damaged by erosion due to the sea air, and was restored at the same time as the interior of the church from 1971 to 1975.
The building is 44 metres long by 25 metres wide and 22.5 metres high.
The building has three irregular naves, without a marked transept.
The building is in a very sober Romanesque style, recognisable by the semicircle of its vaults and openings, the external buttresses and the...
The building is 44 metres long by 25 metres wide and 22.5 metres high.
The building has three irregular naves, without a marked transept.
The building is in a very sober Romanesque style, recognisable by the semicircle of its vaults and openings, the external buttresses and the...
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Environment
- Town location
- On the Haven
- In the historic centre