The Tour Jean XXII next to Saint-Barthélémy church is the only remains of the palace once occupied by Pierre Duèze, the brother of the Pope Jean (John) XXII. The 34m-high tower with twin windows on five storeys used to be covered in tiles.

Built in the 13 C in the Soubirous quarter, a higher point in the town (the name derives from the Latin superioribus ), the church was built in several stages. It has an attractive rectangular clock tower brick doorway and a vaulted nave in the Lang..