Église Saint-Germain

English translation

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History

This church of the diocese of Sens belonged to the chapter of Notre-Dame of Paris. Several parts of the building date back to the Romanesque period, notably the two first storeys of the bell tower. Alterations took place in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church is composed of a nave with aisles, a transept and a choir with a flat chevet. It opens through a porch of the 12th or 13th century. It comprises eleven round-arch arcatures supported by small columns with capitals each having different ornamentation. A large round-arch opening at ground level separates it into two parts, one opened by five arcades and the other by six. The small columns supporting the arcs rest on a rubble-stone course. The large opening serving as the entrance is placed facing the door of the church. In the interior, around a Romanesque bay vaulted with a barrel vault, appearing contemporary with the porch and the entrance portal, rise, to the west, three bays with profiles and carvings ranging from the 12th to the 14th century; to the east, two bays of the 14th century forming the choir. The aisles could date back to the 13th century, except for the two bays adjoining the Romanesque bay, which are of the 15th century. One of them, to the south, has an oculus for the passage of bells and is surmounted by a small bell tower.