📍 Romanèche-Thorins
Eglise Saint-Pierre
The Saint-Pierre church of Romanèche-Thorins was built on the plans of 1862 of the departmental architect, André Berthier and consecrated in 1866.
Saint-Pierre’s Romanesque church belonged to Tournus Abbey since the 11th century. Partially rebuilt in 1789, it was enlarged in 1835-1836 and then partly demolished. The discovery of a manganese deposit allowed the construction of a new church on the 1862 plans of the regional architect, André Berthier. The reception of the work took place in 1866, during the Feast of the Assumption of August 15.