Collegiate Church of Saint-Aignan, Saint Aignan: Romanesque capital on display in museum

The Romanesque church has been classified a historical monument since 1845. The church contains more than 120 sculpted capitals. The apse, the sanctuary and transept topped by a central tower dates from the eleventh century. The crypt contains murals dating from the tenth through fifteenth century. The crypt was previously called 'Church of St. John' or 'Church of the Caves', suggesting that it may have been the early church. It is connected to the choir ambulatory, and home to the noted tenth century murals representing some episodes of the legend of St. Gilles.