Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Jonzac

A castle existed here already in 1073. This had to be rebuilt after 1449, as it got severely damaged during the 100 Years War. The perfectly restored Château de Jonzac meanwhile hosts the subprefecture and the mairie.

An Intermarché and a Lidl in the outskirts of Jonzac made it impossible for the Epicerie Centrale to survive.

Neighbouring Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais is the "marché couvert", a metal construction from 1889.

Legends tell, that Charlemagne bestowed this place the relics of Saint Anthème. This can even be found in the "Historia Caroli Magni" (aka "Pseudo Turpin"), but that is a forged chronicle written in the 12th century. There has for sure been a church or chapel before, as in 2009 excavations prooved, that in front of the church is a large merovingian necropole. Note the copper plates, that mark the graves. The church seen today was erected end of the 12th century. It still has an impressive Romanesque facade in the typical "style saintongeais". The intricate carvings were done using the soft lime stone, that came from quarries in the area (eg Crazannes). The church got enlarged and modified within the 15th/16th century. Severely damaged during the Wars of Religions (all vaults crashed down), the church got reconstructed during the 19th century. Before the reconstruction it was probably very easy to carve names and dates into the outer walls. Two of the names seen here are dated "1772".

Legends tell, that Charlemagne bestowed this place the relics of Saint Anthème. This can even be found in the "Historia Caroli Magni" (aka "Pseudo Turpin"), but that is a forged chronicle written in the 12th century. There has for sure been a church or chapel before, as in 2009 excavations prooved, that in front of the church is a large merovingian necropole. Note the copper plates, that mark the graves. The church seen today was erected end of the 12th century. It still has an impressive Romanesque facade in the typical "style saintongeais". The intricate carvings were done using the soft lime stone, that came from quarries in the area (eg Crazannes). Like everywhere in the Saintongue the soft stones are very weathered. It got enlarged and modified within the 15th/16th century. Severely damaged during the Wars of Religions (all vaults crashed down), the church got reconstructed during the 19th century. At that time the tower was added to the western side.

Legends tell, that Charlemagne bestowed this place the relics of Saint Anthème. This can even be found in the "Historia Caroli Magni" (aka "Pseudo Turpin"), but that is a forged chronicle written in the 12th century. There has for sure been a church or chapel before, as in 2009 excavations prooved, that in front of the church is a large merovingian necropole. Note the copper plates, that mark the graves. The church seen today was erected end of the 12th century. It still has an impressive Romanesque facade in the typical "style saintongeais". It got enlarged and modified within the 15th/16th century. Severely damaged during the Wars of Religions (all vaults crashed down), the church got reconstructed during the 19th century. At that time the tower was added to the western side.

The church was erected end of the 12th century. It still has an impressive Romanesque facade from that time. It got enlarged and modified within the 15th/16th century. Severely damaged during the Wars of Religions (all vaults crashed down), the church got reconstructed during the 19th century. At that time the tower was added to the western side There must have been church here in early times already as recent excavation proved, that "Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais" is built in the center of a merovingian graveyard. The old graves in front of the church are marked now with brown metalplates.

The massive towers of the Château de Jonzac date back to the 16th and 17th century. A castle has existed here already in early medieval times. The ownership of the castle ended with the French Revolution, so meanwhile the buildings host the "mairie", a regional museum, the subprefecture - and (seen to the very left) the local police station.