Le Châtelet - Notre-Dame-de-Puyferrand

Puyferrand (= Puy-Ferrand) is a small hamlet, that is part of the small town Le Châtelet. The church was part of a priory, sponsored by the Seigneurs de Déols, existed here since 1070. As the church as well served the growing parish, the church got enlarged already within the 12th century by an additional nave, named "Chapelle Saint-Blaise".

The church was built following the blueprint of a "Latin Cross" with a long nave crossed by a transept.

The church got severely damaged in 1569 during the Wars of Religion. The structure was rebuilt later, but then - latest after the French Revolution - fell into disrepair. It got renovated and reconstructed during the 19th century, when some soft plaster was used, that attracted many to scratch in their names - or the names of their lovedones. Denise was probably very impressed, when she found her name here.