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Outside  Nowadays, the church warm
aspect must not conceal its function of strengthened refuge. North side
shows no opening, except a window who took place several centuries
later. Narrow portals are open in West and South walls, with massive
oak doorleaves. The South door could be strengthened by a wooden bar
sliding into the wall.
Some loopholes complete the defense. The bell tower shows important openings only at discouraging height ... Vaults and stony roof are fireproof. For the famous dry stone roof , that according to the regions is named, "platins" or "lauzes" refer to the leaflet published in 1997 by the "Ministere de la Culture", available on the spot. However, this mode of roofing, economical in the construction (the local stone material being cheap ) may appear at use or poorly effective against infiltrations or of expensive maintenance. Roof is heavy: 3mē of stones cover only 1mē. There are less than ten churches covered with stones in Poitou-Charente, while dry stone roofing is always in use 200 km southward, in Dordogne. As for many romanesques buildings, the wall decoration is more free outside than inside. Corbels showing human or animals heads, nail heads an star shaped rosettes decorate the circumference of the apse. The South wall the and the bell tower shows some "grotesque" bas-relief, only visible with magnifiing glasses. The South wall the and the bell tower shows some "grotesque" bas-relief, only visible with magnifiing glasses.
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