Eglise Saint-Hilaire

The church of Saint-Hilaire already existed in the 12th century, when it formed part of the Auxerre diocese, but was under the authority of the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, which appointed its parish priest. The Benedictine monks also established a priory here. In the 16th century, the majority of the population became and in 1567, under pressure from the Huguenots of Châtillon-Coligny and Gien, they destroyed their church and the Benedictine benedictine priory. They then used the stones and other demolition materials to build the ramparts of the small town (of which three towers remain today) of which three towers remain today). It wasn?t until the beginning of the 17th century, in 1615, that part of the church was rebuilt next to the ruins of the old one next to the ruins of the

The church of Saint-Hilaire already existed in the 12th century, when it formed part of the Auxerre diocese, but was under the authority of the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, which appointed its parish priest. The Benedictine monks also established a priory here. In the 16th century, the majority of the population became and in 1567, under pressure from the Huguenots of Châtillon-Coligny and Gien, they destroyed their church and the Benedictine benedictine priory. They then used the stones and other demolition materials to build the ramparts of the small town (of which three towers remain today) of which three towers remain today). It wasn?t until the beginning of the 17th century, in 1615, that part of the church was rebuilt next to the ruins of the old one next to the ruins of the

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