The Church of the Holy Cross (french: Église Sainte-Croix) is a

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located in

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, southern

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. It was formerly the church of a

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abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries. The façade is in the Romanesque architectural style. The church has a nave and four aisles, a transept with

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s on each arm, and a polygonal apse. The nave is 39 m long, while the apse is 15.30 m high. Its organ dates from the 18th century. In the 19th century, the church was renovated by

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. The former Benedictine abbey now houses the .

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