The construction of the church, in flint and sandstone from Épernon, dates from the 15th and 16th centuries[1]. Under the Ancien Régime, the priest was appointed by the Notre-Dame de Coulombs abbey, near Nogent-le-Roi[2].
During the Revolution, the church was abandoned and its furniture scattered. Significant work was carried out in the 19th century, notably the consolidation, in brick, of the north wall of the nave and the bell tower.
Work continued in the 20th century, notably with the motorization of the bell and the replacement of the rooster.
The building consists of an old nave made up of a simple nave, extended by the choir and a three-sided apse, higher than the old nave. To the north, the chapel of the Virgin takes place outside the work. To the south, the bell tower is flanked by a stone turret, housing the staircase leading to the bell and the attic. The roof of the bell tower is fitted with louvers and crowned with a pinnacle.
Entrance is via the west facade into which a semi-circular portal opens, equipped with two undecorated leaves.
On the south wall, an old Romanesque door, smaller, is walled up: its function was to lead the deceased directly into the cemetery formerly surrounding the church. It goes without saying that the parishioners wanted to leave through “the little door” as late as possible...
Another curiosity, rarely mentioned, is found in the first reinforcement of the south wall, where a stone keeps traces of the sharpening carried out by the gravediggers on their tools.
Finally, in its upper part, the bell tower has a sculpted chimera.
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