Moulinet offers two specific themes to consider when choosing where to stay: historic churches and architectural history, and a village set among hazelnut and plum trees. Its architectural history ranges from a church built on a former Visigothic place of worship to the reconstruction of a bell tower in the 19th century. The Château de Moulinet is privately owned and cannot be visited. Check this visitor information locally again before your trip.
Church Architecture and Building History
The Église Saint-Ferréol de Lentignac has a single-nave hall, a semicircular apse, and a wall bell tower topped with a triangular gable. A single-nave hall is a church space without side aisles; the semicircular apse and wall bell tower add two distinctive forms to the layout. The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Moulinet was built in the Romanesque period on a former Visigothic place of worship. Here, the focus is on the site's historical depth, while at Saint-Ferréol the main features described are the layout and bell tower. The bell tower of the Église Saint-Jean de Lasbardes was reconstructed around the middle of the 19th century. This is a distinct construction milestone and should not be confused with the date when the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste was built.
Château History: Two Dates
In 1577, Marie de Verdun, wife of the late Charles de Montferrand, Seigneur of Cancon, transferred to her daughter Marguerite the “maison noble et le chasteau” of Moulinet, along with its dependencies, which had previously been separated from the former lordship of Valens. In 1708, the new residential building of the Château de Moulinet was built. A square pavilion and an attached keep were incorporated into the building. The two dates refer to different events: 1577 marks the transfer, while 1708 marks the construction of the new residential building. This makes it possible to distinguish the historical transfer from the architectural change.
Monuments and Funerary Art
The Église Saint-Ferréol de Lentignac and the adjoining cemetery were listed as historic monuments by decree dated 11 September 1997. The cemetery is home to the Ondet family tomb, a neo-Gothic funerary monument created by E. Pauchou in 1880. Another specific example of 19th-century funerary art is the Bouyne family tomb in the cemetery of Moulinet’s Saint-Jean Church; it dates from the second half of the century. The two tombs are therefore in separate cemeteries and complement the church history with distinct, historically dated monuments.
Hazelnut and Plum Trees
The village is set among hazelnut and plum trees. Thus, alongside churches and architectural history, Moulinet also offers specific features of its local surroundings. You can choose a focus accordingly: architectural forms, the different historical milestones, or the village’s tree-lined setting. This combination of cultural and landscape themes gives your search for accommodation in Moulinet a clear local connection.
Discover more destinations: Lacapelle-Biron, Clairac, Bournel, Saint-Pierre-Sur-Dropt, Frégimont, Saint-Vincent-De-Lamontjoie, Caubon-Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Martin-Curton.
For the overview of the wider area: Lot Et Garonne.
