Le Douhet - Saint-Martial

In the center of Le Douhet, a village just 12 kms north east of Saintes, is Saint Martial, a 12th century structure, that had to be stabilized by buttresses within the 15th century, when a steeple (not to be seen from here) was built.

The portal, erected in the typical Saintonge-style, is richly decorated. The well balanced "harmony" of the facade got destroyed, when the massive buttress on the left was added.