France - Chambreteau, La Rochelle, Bordeaux to Biscarrosse

As well as on top of the steeple, inside the church is another version of the statue of the archangel St Michael atop a dragon. It is an exact replica of the one from Paris in 1889 which weighs 1200kg with a height of 9.66m. The one on top of the church was put in place with a helicopter in 1961.

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