



Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Haute-Ville
Mauléon-Licharre
This modest 14th-century chapel briefly served as a cathedral during the Wars of Religion. Inside, a five-tiered Baroque altarpiece and original stained glass reward the curious. Outside, look for the unusual stone grain measure: a reminder that Tuesday markets once flourished at its door.
Historic 14th-century chapel
Baroque altarpiece interior
Soule Trinitarian bell tower
Hidden architectural gem
Tips
💎"one of the little gems of which the inhabitants can be proud"
📏stone grain measure was for market taxes, not holy water
🔥burned down several times; rebuilt in 17th century
Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Haute-Ville
Mauléon-Licharre




This modest 14th-century chapel briefly served as a cathedral during the Wars of Religion. Inside, a five-tiered Baroque altarpiece and original stained glass reward the curious. Outside, look for the unusual stone grain measure: a reminder that Tuesday markets once flourished at its door.
Historic 14th-century chapel
Baroque altarpiece interior
Soule Trinitarian bell tower
Hidden architectural gem
Tips
💎"one of the little gems of which the inhabitants can be proud"
📏stone grain measure was for market taxes, not holy water
🔥burned down several times; rebuilt in 17th century