Eglise Saint Barthélémy

Originally dedicated to Notre-Dame, the church dates back to the 15th century. The bell tower was added in 1555. In the early 17th century, it became a parish church under the name of St Barthélémy when the château chapel collapsed.

In 1383, Daulmas de Novaysan, lord of the manor, donated land to the people of Chamaret to build the church; construction began in 1405, and the nave, shorter than today's, was not built until 1492: in November, a contract was signed with mason Blaise La Coste for its construction and that of the entrance door. The bell tower was built in 1555, and on the 1st floor, a stone with a sundial bears the date 1548. Originally dedicated to Notre-Dame, the church is now dedicated to Saint-Barthélemy. The chapel of the Virgin, on the right, which the consuls decided to build in 1682, was added in 1687, the date shown on the keystone of the arch opening onto the choir bay. The nave was extended to the west, in line with the bell tower, in 1762, a date inscribed in a medallion on a stone in the façade; the Gothic-style entrance door appears to have been replaced in the new elevation, and the bell tower was probably raised by one level at this time. The gallery was built in 1831. In 1891, the roof was completely rebuilt, with the nave walls raised by one metre, clearly visible on the façade, on the gable wall, and the gable pediment built on the east side, above the chevet: this work was carried out by Adolphe Favier, a mason in Grignan, under the supervision of L. Meillon fils, an architect in Grignan. In the same year, the interior of the church was restored.