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The Church of Saint-Laurent is located in Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot, in Charente. It is one of six Romanesque churches in the new commune of Montmoreau. It is situated in the heart of a very hilly landscape, perched atop a hill, and offers a beautiful view of the center of Montmoreau. It was built at the end of the 12th century. It was the place of worship of a priory, one of the establishments built by the Order of Cluny on the roads to Compostela to provide spiritual and material assistance to pilgrims. In 1292, the order's supervisory priors spoke of the priory of Sanctum Laurencum de Bercegolio. They reported that the monk "Lambert," who represented the Prior, was accused of tyranny and injustice towards the monks of this priory. In 1820, part of the nave and the bell tower collapsed. All that remains of the old church facade is a beautiful four-arched doorway, beautifully enhanced by the restoration of the village. Beyond the void left by the collapsed nave, a new facade with a semicircular doorway opens onto the rest of the Romanesque nave. This is evidenced by a bay of the old building and the semicircular arch preceding a semicircular apse with a cul-de-four vault, decorated with arches, three of which are pierced with bays. The square, single-story bell tower is topped by an octagonal spire covered with slate. This renovation was carried out in the 1880s. The portal of the old pier is well preserved. https://www.montmoreau.fr/index-module-orki-page-view-id-115.html https://patrimoinecharente.jimdofree.com/s-1/de-st-laurent-de-belzagot-a-st-quentin-charente/st-laurent-de-belzagot/

A simple but elegant war memorial in Blanzac-Porcheresse, located near the church.

Among the oldest in the region, the Saint-Cybard church in Porcheresse was built in the 11th century. It is still surrounded by its cemetery and presbytery, which is one of its distinctive features. The church shares similarities with churches in the area (Etriac, Puypéroux, Bécheresse, and Côteaux du Blanzacais). It features narrow windows pierced in the buttresses, as well as rubble stone walls. In the 12th century, it was remodeled and reinforced to accommodate vaults. However, the building's condition currently prohibits visits; renovation work is planned for the very near future. This monument was listed as a "Historic Monument" in 1913. The church's patron saint was the monk Cybard, who came from Dordogne in the 6th century. He lived for a long time in a cave beneath the Angoulême plateau. https://www.sudcharentetourisme.fr/fiche-sit/eglise-saint-cybard-de-porcheresse-5895303/#truncate https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Cybard_de_Porcheresse

A simple but elegant war memorial in Pérignac, located near the church and town hall.

This is one of the wayside crosses located between the villages of Champagne-Vigny and Bécheresse, in Charente.

This is one of the wayside crosses located around Aignes-et-Puypéroux, one of the 5 villages forming the new commune of Montmoreau. The commune of Montmoreau was born on January 1, 2017 from the grouping of five communes: Aignes-et-Puypéroux, Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard, Saint-Amant-de-Montmoreau, Saint-Eutrope and Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot The five historic communes were kept as delegated communes until December 31, 2020. Since January 1, 2021, they are the different villages of Montmoreau. The village of Aignes-et-Puypéroux is located between the communes of Montmoreau–Saint-Cybard, Saint-Eutrope, Pérignac, Chadurie and Chavennat. Montmoreau municipal website: https://www.montmoreau.fr/orki/view/114/les-bourgs/deploy.html

Marie atypical and picturesque which is located in a former small manor beautifully restored. There is a lighted well placed in the center of its hall of honor. This town hall is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in Charente. https://www.montmoreau.fr/index-module-orki-page-view-id-114.html