Surrounded by an old orchard, the Notre-Dame church is a building largely rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 19th century on the plans of the prolific provincial architect Émile Coulon. Of the original building, only the choir remains, which was erected in Gothic style in rubble stone from Gobertange at the end of the 13th century. It has a polygonal apse lit by bays with two lancets, small arches whose shape is reminiscent of a spearhead. It is covered with a ribbed vault and pierced with five ogival windows. On the north side, a contemporary sacristy of the complex has been preserved. Built in sandstone on two floors, it is open by two semicircular windows on the first level and simply pierced with loopholes on the first floor. Only the choir of the building benefits from a classification measure. This protection was motivated by the great richness in the decoration of the Gothic parts of the building, which one would not expect in a small village church. Moreover, it is very rare to see a sacristy annexed from the start to a choir of this period. This part of the church was also the subject of an archaeological excavation campaign carried out in October 2013. The purpose of this intervention was to carry out a study prior to the future demolition of the 19th century parts of the sanctuary. The excavations have revealed new information concerning a Romanesque construction phase of which nothing remains today. At the end of the 13th century, the apse would have been enlarged by a monumental choir and the sacristy. The Romanesque nave, preserved, was demolished in the 19th century to enlarge the building.
The church closed its doors at the end of the twentieth century. In 2022, L'Avenir wrote that due to a lack of maintenance, the condition of the building had deteriorated and that it even posed a safety hazard. After all, during maintenance on the roof, one of the walls was no longer stable. The mayor would urgently look into eliminating the dangerous situation. Today, the building is apparently still in poor condition and the chosen safety solution apparently seemed to close off the area around the building with fences, just like the adjacent rectory. At the time, it was said that they wanted to keep the church because of its heritage value, but until further notice, only the area around it is useful for a beautiful horse that comes to say hello from all sides. Article on lavenir.net/regions/brabantwallon/orp-jauche/2022/06/30/orp-jauche-on-ne-rasera-pas-leglise-notre-dame-dorp-le-petit-TZABF6D5TFEXZNOGPWS7DKDKYQ
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