Cathedrals and Collegiates in Lower Normandy

Gothic Church
14400 Bayeux

Notre-Dame de Bayeux Cathedral, a Gothic jewel and Norman novel of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the city of Bayeux in Normandy. Classified as a historic monument, it is home to an exceptional heritage, including historic capitals and the famous tapestry of Bayeux for centuries.

Gothic Church
50200 Coutances

Notre-Dame de Coutances Cathedral, a 13th century Norman Gothic masterpiece, has dominated the city from an altitude of 90 metres. It combines a Romanesque structure hidden under a gothic wall and houses exceptional medieval stained glass windows.

Gothic Church
61500 Sées

Notre-Dame de Sées Cathedral, a 13th-century Gothic building in the Orne region of Normandy, is the seat of the diocese. Ranked a historic monument since 1875, it combines medieval architecture and major restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Gothic Church
14100 Lisieux

The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Lisieux, a Norman Gothic building of the 12th–15th centuries, was the mother church of the diocese before its integration in Bayeux. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it dominates the city centre with its three iconic towers.

Lock in a building
50140 Mortain-Bocage

The Collège Saint-Évroult de Mortain, built in the 13th and 14th centuries at Mortain-Bocage in Normandy, is an ancient royal chapel classified as a historical monument. Its architecture blends influences from France and Normandy, with a Gothic choir and an elegant nave restored in 1993.

Classic style church
14000 Caen

The Collège du Saint-Sepulcre de Caen, founded in the 13th century, is an ancient medieval church located in the Vaugueux district, classified as a historical monument since 1934.

Collegiate
61400 Mortagne-au-Perche

The Toussaint College in Mortagne-au-Perche, founded in the 13th century, is an ancient religious building whose only Gothic crypt remains under the present court, classified as a historic monument in Normandy.