Origin and history

The church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativity de Lignerolles is a monument located in the town of Tourouvre at Perche, Normandy. Although its existence is attested, the available sources do not specify its construction period or details of its architectural or religious history. In Perche, a region with a dense religious heritage, local churches played a central role in community life.

They served as a place of worship, assembly and social landmark for the inhabitants, often reflecting the stylistic evolutions and spiritual needs of successive periods.