Initial construction XIIe siècle (fin) (≈ 1284)
Angevin Gothic vault built under Geoffroy Plantagenet.
1640
Become a parish church
Become a parish church 1640 (≈ 1640)
Replaces the old church destroyed during the wars.
fin XVIIe - début XVIIIe siècle
Added retable
Added retable fin XVIIe - début XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1825)
Retable dedicated to the Virgin in the apse.
20 septembre 1968
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 20 septembre 1968 (≈ 1968)
Official protection of the building and its furniture.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Church of Notre Dame (cad. A 463): inscription by decree of 20 September 1968
Key figures
Geoffroy Plantagenêt - Count of Anjou
Sponsor of the original chapel (XII century).
Origin and history
The church of Notre-Dame du Coudray-Macouard, also known as the church of Saint Aubin, is a 12th and 13th century monument located in the village of Coudray-Macouard in Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire). Originally it served as a chapel at the castle of Geoffroy Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, before becoming the parish church after the destruction of the old church of the village in 1640, during the wars of religion. Today it retains an angeline vault characteristic of the late twelfth century, as well as elements of the original bedside.
The building underwent major renovations in the 17th and 18th centuries, including the addition of a altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin in the apse in the late 17th or early 18th century. An underground chapel is under the church, and its furniture ( altar, tabernacle, altarpiece) is protected under the title of Historic Monuments. The church itself was included in the inventory of Historic Monuments on September 20, 1968.
Architecturally, the church illustrates the Gothic Angevin style, marked by specific vaults called "Plantagenet". Its history reflects the religious and political transformations of the region, from the status of seigneurial chapel to that of parish church after the unrest of religious wars. Subsequent changes reflect its adaptation to local cultural needs.
Today, Notre-Dame Church is owned by the commune of Coudray-Macouard. It is located at the entrance of the village, in the Saumurois, a region known for its historical heritage linked to the Plantagenets and medieval Anjou. Its exact address is 4 B Rue de l'Église, 49260 Le Coudray-Macouard.
