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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Nicolas de Villeberny, located in the village of the same name in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, finds its origins in the early 15th century with a consecration attested in 1428. Its oldest architecture includes a choir of two vaulted spans of sexpartite cross-sections, as well as a square-planed transept. These elements, characteristic of late Gothic, bear witness to the stylistic transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in the region.

In the 19th century, the building was enlarged in 1868 by the addition of a nave covered with a false arch arch, reproducing the original medieval style to ensure architectural harmony. The walls of the choir and the pillars separating the choir from the nave preserve murals made in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, offering a rare example of religious decorations of this period in Burgundy.

Classified as a Historic Monument by order of 7 March 2005, the church is now owned by Villeberny municipality. Its listing in the inventory protects the entire building (cadastre AC 68), highlighting its heritage value both for its architecture and for its interior decorations. The location of the building, although documented (5001 Rue du Bruillet), suffers from geographical accuracy deemed poor (note 5/10), reflecting the limitations of the available data.

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