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The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Hautvillers-Ouville is located in the commune of the same name, in the Somme department, in the Hauts-de-France region. Built in the 16th century, it illustrates the flamboyant Gothic architecture, with a nave, a triangular apse choir and a slate bell tower topped by an arrow. Its location, about 15 kilometers north of Abbeville, makes it a local historic landmark.

The building houses several remarkable elements classified as historical monuments. Among them, a polychrome wooden bas-relief depicting the Vision of Saint Hubert, a painted wooden statue of Saint Catherine (both from the 16th century), as well as a sculpture in high relief of the Assumption of the Virgin (18th century), attributed to the workshop of Simon Pfaff de Pfaffenhoffen. A confessional of the 18th century completes this ensemble, testifying to the artistic and religious richness of the period.

The church embodies the picardic Christian heritage, mixing late medieval architecture and Baroque decorations. Her name, linked to the Assumption of Mary, reflects a Marian devotion common in the region. The objects preserved, by their invoice and iconography, offer an overview of artistic and spiritual practices between Renaissance and the Enlightenment.

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