Church of the Assumption of Nievroz dans l'Ain

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Origin and history

The church of the Assumption of Nievroz, located in the department of Ain, was built between 1883 and 1895 on the foundations of an earlier church, partially destroyed by a fire in 1856. The architect Dominique Girard supervised his reconstruction, while preserving some elements of the old building, such as the south galloon surmounted by a statue of the Virgin. The bell tower was only completed in 1902, thus completing the east-west oriented building bordered by Benoît-Bressat Street.

Inside, the church consists of a central nave flanked by two chapels: that of the Virgin and that of Saint Joseph, the latter housing a wooden statue dated 1957. Among the notable liturgical objects is an ostensoir offered by Napoleon III in 1864, made by the goldsmith Triouler. The stained glass windows pay tribute to local and religious figures, such as the parish priest Claude Filliatre — buried in the nave in 1879 — who bequeathed 10,000 francs for the reconstruction of the church, or Claude Trigon, who died during the siege of Paris in 1870.

The church is part of an architectural and memorial complex: it adjoins the old cure and the town hall in the east, while in the south, a square houses the monument to the dead of Nievroz and a statue of Virgin with Child, erected in 1946-1947. Joined the diocese of Belley-Ars, it remains an active Catholic place of worship, attached to the parish group of Montluel. Its history reflects both the architectural transformations of the 19th century and the community attachment to this religious heritage.

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