Eglise de Cognac la Forêt

The church, which became a parish church in 1265, was originally the castle chapel. It was built in three phases: in the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. It is built in Romanesque and Gothic styles. On either side of the central nave are two chapels. Each has a keystone on a ribbed cross, bearing the coat of arms of the de Cognac and de Lur families. The church also boasts a polychrome high relief of Saint-Roch and a bas-relief, both listed as Monuments Historiques. The bas-relief is similar in style to the one in the church at Angoisse in the Dordogne. The de Cognac family, lord of the place, and the de Pompadour family, lord of Angoisse, were linked through the marriage of Annet de Cognac and Hélaine de Pompadour. In 1628, they were living in the Château de Cognac. The bas-relief therefore dates from the 17th century.