Église Saint-Médard de Saint-Méard-de-Drône

Built between the 11th and 12th centuries, it comprises a single barrel-vaulted nave, followed by a domed bay and a semi-circular, cross-vaulted apse. The church was fortified at the start of the Hundred Years’ War.

In 1885, the facade was rebuilt, topped by a bell tower, and the rest was restored, in particular the buttresses of the forechoir and part of the brick-vaulted nave. The major architectural alterations carried out at the end of the 19th century deprived it of most of its Romanesque appearance. The interior false plasterwork covers all the late 15th-century frescoes.

In 2013, Didier Legrands’ team from the Instituto Centrale per il Restauro in Rome carried out the 1st stage of restoration work on the wall paintings, marking an important step in the enhancement of this exceptional ensemble.