The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of Toulouges, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, a few kilometers south-west of Perpignan, was built in the 11th century on the foundations of a first place of worship dating from 908.
Romanesque in style, the church is renowned for its white marble portal which was recently replaced at the level of the south facade.
Changes have been made over the centuries. Thus, the original nave was wider than the current one and covered with an apparent frame. As for the walls, built of rubble, they had been plastered with lime and painted with a decoration in red ocher. In the 12th century, semicircular arches, in freestone, reinforced some walls. Then, side chapels were fitted out. In addition, a semicircular crypt forms the base of the apse.
On the facade, two plaques commemorate the synods of 1027 and 1068.
The church, listed in the Inventory, finally shelters at the level of the choir a high altar and an 18th century tabernacle. A major restoration campaign was carried out in the second half of the 20th century.
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