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Origin and history

The church of Notre-Dame de Médonville, mentioned in 1043 in the archives of the bishopric of Toul, was completed in the 12th century. Built in late Romanesque style around 1200, it already has Gothic influences in its decoration. Located on an elevated plateau 40 metres above the village, it was destroyed by fire in the 18th century, then restored summarily. A new neo-Gothic church, built in the centre of the village, led to the destruction of its nave, the site of which now houses the communal cemetery.

The choir and bell tower, the only remaining remains, illustrate a Romanesque architecture in oolithic limestone. The bedside, initially pierced by a triplet of windows replaced in the 14th century by a broken arched bay, preserves traces of vaults on a dogive cross. The bell tower, raised on three floors, has steeply curved bays and trilobed tympanos, crowned by a modillon cornice. The Napoleonic plans of 1841 reveal a nave of about 10 meters, flanked by low-sided under a single roof.

Classified as a historical monument by order of 8 April 1914, the church belongs to the commune of Médonville. Its furniture and architectural details, such as arches falling on columns or foothills supporting warheads, testify to its heritage importance. Local sources, including the municipality and the cadastral archives, complete the data available on this emblematic site of the Vosges.

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