Church of Saint-Pierre de Gaillan

The church of Gaillan, rebuilt in the 19th century, has retained its 12th-century bell tower in the Auvergne Romanesque style. This one has three floors instead of two as in Auvergne because it served as a landmark (lair) to direct barges going up from the Gironde to Lesparre (First Barony of Guyenne), through the immense wetland which was not silted up at the time.

The bell tower has several historic capitals.

From the old church, we have kept: the stone tomb of Tauriac, rector of the church who lived during the reign of the King of France Louis XI (1461/1483), two 17th century wooden statues representing Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
A Monolithic baptistery, with its three basins, invokes the Trinity.

From the 19th century, four mounted canvases signed by master Terral, a Stations of the Cross on
The bell tower of the church is classified as a Historic Monument.

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