Église Notre-Dame des Mineurs

English translation

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History

The Church of Notre-Dame des Mineurs was built from the plans of the architect Louis-Marie Cordonnier and his son Louis-Stanislas. He was to adopt a radically innovative typology. It is an immense single nave, very bright, supported by large concrete arches. The bell tower is truncated, crenellated, with a small very slender spire and a lower part that is more traditional. The church structures the whole of the three housing estates, Notre-Dame, la Clochette and Bercé-Gayant, grouped under the name of Cité de la Clochette, after the destruction of the Cité Notre-Dame. The building is of very sober and massive appearance with brick decoration, both on the exterior and interior. All of the furnishings are preserved. It comprises altars in white stone, inlaid with mosaic of different tones. The pulpit is fitted with decorative elements that evoke the traditional vocabulary of Polish craftsmanship. Mosaic elements are also visible on the baptismal fonts, the candelabras and the crucifixes. The stained glass windows are of great simplicity, as is the furnishing of the sacristy, designed by Cordonnier.