Église Saint-Nicaise

Mostly destroyed by fire in 1934, only the apse and the choir remain of the original Gothic church. A few months after the disaster, two brilliant architects decided to rebuild the church in a contemporary style. They were Emile Gaillard and Pierre Chirol.

They grafted onto the 16th century remains a reinforced concrete nave and a bell tower of monumental dimensions. The lines and ornaments are architectural elements that make this religious building an essential part of an Art Deco tour in...