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The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Vanvey, located in the department of the Côte-d From the 16th century, conflicts related to religious autonomy led, on the eve of the French Revolution, to the decision to build an independent place of worship. The present building, of monumental style, is erected in just two years, between 1784 and 1786, marking a break with the chapel Saint-Phal, formerly attached to Villiers-le-Duc.

In 1831, the church underwent a major extension with the addition of a four-column entrance porch, completing its current physiognomy. The building is distinguished by its structure in three naves without transept, forming a perfect rectangle, and houses exceptional liturgical furniture: a wooden chair with dais, carved stalls, altars, tabernacles and baptismal fonts. These elements, as well as the church itself (excluding the bell tower), are included in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage by order of 23 July 1976.

The architect Pierre-Joseph Antoine is identified as the project master, under the property of the commune of Vanvey. The building thus embodies both the local self-governing aspirations and the Burgundy religious heritage of the 18th and 19th centuries, mixing revolutionary heritage and subsequent restorations.

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