SAINT-SULPICE CHURCH

This collegiate church primitively dedicated to St Sébastien during the 12th century became chapître and to Sainte Ménéhoulde during the 13th century. After the Concordat of 1801, it became a parish church consecrated to St Sulpice, replacing that of Onzay (Palluau's neighbouring village) - destroyed during the Revolution. One finds in its construction of very different times and influences. It also underwent the assaults of the aggressors. The facade is simple but the inside is of a very pleasant style.
Around the choir (stalls of 15th century), are arranged beautiful polychromatic statues dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, close to the blazing Gothic windows with numerous stained glasses.

The Marie Madeleine chapel was built in 1504 by Charles de Tranchelion, brother of the famous Antoine de Tranchelion, the abbot of St Genou and friend of Rabelais. This chapel, listed as a Historic Monument in 1908, contains interesting elements. At first both statues: Ste Marie Madeleine and Christ Gardener, then the tiled floor around the altar dating from the construction. Above, one can see remainings of primitive stained glasses dating from the 15th century. On the columns, we can see paintings, on a black background, representing the arms of de Beauvillier. Those drawings were painted to commemorate the death of the lord or of one of his close relatives.

Each chapel is separated from the choir by sculpted wooden screen walls, from the 17th century, offered by Anne Phélyppeaux, Henry de Buade de Frontenac's wife. They were sold by the council of factory in 1885, to melt down new bells. They had been exhibited for a century in the Museum of Decorative Arts, in Paris. In 1985, they were returned to Palluau-sur-Indre.