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St Orens church

Historic site and monument, Religious heritage, Church, listed in Maubec
  • The building is registered as historical monuments in 1955 and listed in 1986.

  • The originality of this church was the presence in front of a huge bell tower, high of thirty four meters, a quite exceptional kind in the region. Octagonal like the church of Mauvezin (Gers), he was shot by the Huguenots in 1590. Only the base remained, making porch office. Fortunately, after the filing of the church under the Historic buildings, the exterior restoration could begin in 1993. We owe him the little triangular bell wall, pierced by three bell-berries, which now comes to be...
    The originality of this church was the presence in front of a huge bell tower, high of thirty four meters, a quite exceptional kind in the region. Octagonal like the church of Mauvezin (Gers), he was shot by the Huguenots in 1590. Only the base remained, making porch office. Fortunately, after the filing of the church under the Historic buildings, the exterior restoration could begin in 1993. We owe him the little triangular bell wall, pierced by three bell-berries, which now comes to be against the sky Lomagne . The electrification of the bells was the occasion of a moving discovery: three cannonballs very probably from the 1590 siege during the Wars of Religion.
  • Spoken languages
    • French
Services
  • Equipment
    • Car park
    • Public WC
Openings
  • From January 1, 2024
    until March 31, 2024
  • From April 1, 2024
    until October 31, 2024
  • From November 1, 2024
    until December 31, 2024
  • Tuesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Friday
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Sunday
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Friday
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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