 In the sixteenth century, during the wars of religion, the Huguenots burnt and destroyed the abbey.In the seventeenth century, Nicolas Pavillon, bishop of Alet who stood up against the government of Louis XIV; could have found the means to repair the abbey, but did not feel that given the poverty of the people in his diocese, it would be acceptable.He did, however, build a bridge that spans Aude, in 1662 and gave an improved system of irrigation, as well as a seminar.