Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs

Notre-Dame-des-Champs Church was built in the 17th century and located outside the city. With its imposing structure and neo-gothic style, it is a tourist attraction in the town of Avranches.

About this building

Around 1855, the factory council commissioned the architect Théberge to undertake the construction of a new church in neo-gothic style. It is a vessel with a facade with two towers (unfinished spires), projecting transept, ambulatory choir with axial chapel (never built). The work was carried out between 1863 and 1927. The church had been provided with a set of glass canopies signed Duhamel-Marette, destroyed by the bombings of 1944.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Level access to the main areas
  • Parking within 250m
  • Café within 500m

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