In 1845 there were two protestant schools, however in
1857 only one remained and a catholic school was established. On the
23rd of November; 1879, the local council instituded compulsory, free
and secular education for both males and females in all those schools
subsidised by the municipality, the départements and the state.
At this time, a mixed catholique school was establised and opened in
1887, admitting 81 children of school age.
(Grande rue)
Cliousclat’s fortress crumbled largely due to neglect, whilst bandits established themselves in the village, holding up travellers and living a life of crime based on counterfeit money. After forty years of thieving, the bandits moved on and Cliousclat underwent its fifth major change, falling once again under the Church’s rule and authority.
The castle’s church was demolished in 1583 at the time of the great Reforms, along with the priest’s residence. Cliousclat became an annexe of Loriol, and the castle was destroyed in 1623. The church was reconstructed with royal money not long after the destruction of the temple in 1646. It still retains this site today, and is named the Church of Saint John the Baptist.
During the French Revolution of 1789, the catholic parish disappeared
and was re-established in 1829. However, the church was restored to
the Catholics in 1827.