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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Eustache de La Feuillie finds its origins in a chapel built under Philippe le Bel, which became parish under Philippe VI de Valois. The current building, which began in the 14th century, underwent major changes in the 16th and 17th centuries, including the addition or transformation of the transept chapels. Its architecture mixes bricks, sandstone and stone, while its cover evolves from tiles to slate in the 19th century.

In the 19th century, the church was enriched with a turret with staircase and sacristy. In 1868, a Rouennais architect restored the bell tower with keys rediscovered in the 1950s. Hit by lightning in 1871, it was restored the following year. Ranked a historic monument in 1942, the church saw its bell tower collapse during storm Lothar in 1999, despite a restoration grant granted in 1997.

The 19th century stained glass windows and the heterogeneity of its exterior façade testify to its turbulent history. The bell tower, once covered with tiles, is 54.50 metres high and dominates the local landscape. The restoration work, especially after 1999, illustrates the attachment to this Norman heritage, marked by continuous interventions since the Middle Ages.

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