Construction of Gothic Church XIIIe siècle (≈ 1350)
Original church built, restored later.
1914-1918
Destruction during the First World War
Destruction during the First World War 1914-1918 (≈ 1916)
Former church destroyed during the conflict.
1918-1939
Reconstruction of the church
Reconstruction of the church 1918-1939 (≈ 1929)
New brick building built during the interwar period.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Médard de Noyon - Holy patron saint of the church
Bishop of Noyon, saint associated with the building.
Origin and history
Saint-Médard de Lihons Church is a Catholic church located in the Somme department, east of Amiens. The present building was built in brick after World War I, replacing an ancient 13th-century Gothic church, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries, but destroyed during the conflict.
The reconstruction of the church took place during the interwar period. The building has a western facade reinforced by foothills, pierced by a double portal topped by a circular rose. The tower bell tower, quadrangular at its base and octagonal in its high parts, is surmounted by an arrow covered with slate. The nave, composed of two spans, is extended by a transept and an apse choir.
The windows of the west facade and the south and north facades are arched in the middle of the wall. The church is an example of post-First World War reconstruction, typical of the Hauts-de-France region, where many religious buildings were restored or rebuilt after the destruction of the conflict.
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