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Church of the Assumption-de-Notre-Dame de Castillon-en-Auge dans le Calvados

Calvados

Church of the Assumption-de-Notre-Dame de Castillon-en-Auge

    18 Route de Blanvatel
    14140 Castillon-en-Auge

Origin and history

The church of the Assumption-de-Notre-Dame de Castillon-en-Auge is a religious monument located in the municipality of the same name in Normandy. Although its existence is attested, the available sources do not specify its construction period or the architectural or historical details associated with it. In the Norman context, parish churches such as Castillon-en-Auge played a central role in medieval and modern community life.

They served as places of worship, social gathering, and often as visual landmarks in the rural landscape. Their construction and maintenance generally reflected the importance of the local community and its links with religious or seigneurial authorities.