ST. RÉMY'S CHURCH
This church is a beautiful example of protected heritage.
The construction of the church dedicated to Saint Remy that we see today began in 1522 with the laying of the first stone by Thomas Bouchard, alderman of the town and treasurer of the parish, while the remains of a first church dated from the 13th century at the foot of the castle fell into ruins. The construction was interrupted by the religious wars around 1560 and resumed 45 years later, continuing throughout the 17th century. Its ambulatory and its radiant chapels, as well as the axis chapel, in flamboyant Gothic style, in the image of the Saint-Maclou church and the cathedral of Rouen, date from 1545. Classified in 1910 as a Historic Monument, the site is still undergoing restoration, including the northern buttresses of the nave and choir and some stained glass windows. The last campaigns have restored the prestige and brilliance of the ironworks, the organ, the cut stones, but above all the Baroque altarpiece, a treasure of 17th-century liturgical art depicting Christ's circumcision, which required no less than 16,000 gold leaves. A fine example of heritage that has been safeguarded and protected.
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