Lonzac

Lonzac is a commune with 251 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Charente -Maritime in the Poitou -Charentes.

Geography

Lonzac is the Saintonge on an average height of 50 meters above the sea level on the eastern edge of the department of Charente -Maritime 12 km southwest of Cognac, home of the sub-prefecture of the department of Charente and is of the neighboring communities Coulonges, Saint -Martial- sur- Né and Celles surrounded. The municipality has an area of 6.24 square kilometers.

Demographics

Culture and sights

Galiot de Genouillac (1465-1546) had the church Notre -Dame ( also known as Sainte -Marie ) from 1520 build to bury his first wife Catherine d' Archiac († 1514) there. She had (now capital of the canton of the same name ) brought the barony Archiac into the marriage. The church is built in Gothic style, but also shows influences of the Renaissance. The cruciform ground plan ends in a five-part choral conclusion. The tower is built on the southern transept. The spire was destroyed by lightning and is therefore more recent. An ornate frieze runs around the entire building. The church was founded in 1907 as a monument historique classified ( historic monument ').

In the church is the tomb of Catherine d' Archiac, a Litre funéraire with the arms Galiots de Genouillac and an altarpiece with a painting from 1787, depicting the Adoration of the Magi. The reredos, altar and the tabernacle were classified in 1994 as a monument historique. The painting was restored in 1992 and has been classified as a monument historique since 1908.

Personalities

• Galiot de Genouillac (1465-1546), grand master of the artillery of France, had the church Notre-Dame built