The Saint Apollinaire chapel is located 4km from the village in a valley along the Chemin de l'Aérodrome.
Description
Tradition has it that in this valley, where a small chapel was built, Saint Maxime, bishop of Riez and Saint Apollinaire, bishop of Valence, met in the 5th century AD.
It was acquired in 1233 by the Commander of Puimoisson, Guillaume Verre, and it remained the property of the Commandery until the Revolution.
This fortified chapel, as it still exists, probably dates from this period. It is in the form of a parallelogram, oriented from east to west. The two ends are each flanked by two large square buttresses, rising to the top of the building, while the four corners of the building merge into the four square towers, in one of which there is still a spiral staircase that gives access to a terrace. These towers were crenellated and made the monument a true fortress. The belt of crenellations has disappeared. There is only one door. It is square and opens towards the south. It is surmounted by a semicircular arch forming a tympanum.
Almost abandoned during the 17th and 18th centuries, it was sold during the Revolution and transformed into a farm.
During the 19th century, a furnace operated there, giving certain parts of the vault a blackish tint.
It was abandoned for a long time before being saved by the mobilization and tenacity of Puimoissonnais aided by personalities like Gilbert Tournier and Régine Pernoud.
It is now listed as a historic monument.