First mention of a church XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Original medieval church mentioned.
1839
Reconstruction decision
Reconstruction decision 1839 (≈ 1839)
Former church considered too small and threatening.
1840
Initiation of work
Initiation of work 1840 (≈ 1840)
Municipal program for a neogothic church.
1848
Church completion
Church completion 1848 (≈ 1848)
End of work and furniture.
29 décembre 2009
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 29 décembre 2009 (≈ 2009)
Registration of the entire church.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The entire church (Box ZN 79): inscription by order of 29 December 2009
Key figures
Narcisse Perrard - Architect
Designer of the neogothic church in 1840-1848.
Origin and history
The church Saint-Maurice de Lemuy found its origins in the 12th century, where a first church was mentioned. Over the centuries, this religious building became obsolete and unsuitable for the needs of the local population. In 1839, in the face of the threat of ruin and the smallness of the site, the municipality and the inhabitants requested its reconstruction on the same site. This project was part of a desire for modernization while continuing the religious tradition of the village.
The municipal programme of 1840 imposed a Gothic style for the new church, entrusting its realization to the architect Narcisse Perrard. The work, begun in the same year, was completed in 1848, including the creation of liturgical furniture. The building has a marked neo-Gothic style, with a facade adorned with darchivots, pinnacles, and a bell tower-poor framed by two chapels. Inside, the choir, flanked by sacristies, ends with an apse with bands, while the nave and the collaterals are vaulted from the ridges treated in dogives cross.
Architectural details, such as crowns and crowns decorated with foliage or feint formations, illustrate the attention paid to neogothic aesthetics. Classified as a Historical Monument by decree of 29 December 2009, the church now belongs to the municipality of Lemuy. Its inscription bears witness to its heritage value, mixing medieval heritage and 19th century reconstruction, characteristic of the architectural and religious evolutions of Franche-Comté.
