The Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Etretat !

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And my continuing road warrior trip back into our nostalgic Normandy, we visited two main towns and stayed between the two, perfect timing and location. We arrive to Etretat on the road D940 , and we headed for an off the beaten path monument off the main town just entering, Let me tell you about the Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Etretat! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Etretat Ch Notre-Dame front Avenue Nungesser et Coli aug23

The Church Notre-Dame de l’Assomption at Avenue Nungesser et Coli located away from the center of the town. It is a large church compared to the importance of the town in the past, which can be explained by its former dependence on the powerful abbey of Fécamp. Its construction dates back to the 12C and 13C. It was remodeled in the 19C.

Etretat Ch Notre-Dame belltower Avenue Nungesser et Coli aug23

Essentially from the 12-13C, which saw the nave, the choir then the transept and the lantern tower appear. The church with a Latin cross plan, with projecting transept and flat apse. The body of the church is surrounded by a series of Romanesque corbels. Above the transept crossing rises a lantern tower on four pillars, characteristic of Norman and English Gothic styles. It is lit by eight lancet windows. The two levels of elevation of the nave are common in the Norman style.

The facade ,except the 19C tympanum as well as the first six bays of the nave are in the Romanesque style. The rest of the church was completed later, in Gothic style, The choir and side aisles are late 12C and early 13C; the transept was erected in the middle of the 13C The rectangular apse is hidden behind the sacristy which was added in the 19C. The lantern tower and its vignot staircase are typical of Gothic architecture. Soldiers of the Commonwealth, who died during the Great War or WWI, rest in part of the cemetery around the church. A military hospital was in fact operating in Étretat during this period. As you can see this is evident all around the church, RIP

The local Le Havre Etretat tourist office on the Notre Dame Church :https://www.lehavre-etretat-tourisme.com/fr/fiche/etretat/eglise-notre-dame-de-l-assomption_TFOPCUNOR076V51IX4G/

The Catholic diocese of Le Havre on the Notre Dame Church:https://www.lehavre.catholique.fr/notre-dame-de-lassomption-detretat/

There you go folks, a dandy town famous for its cliffs ,and a nice beach even with pebbles. This was an eventful find away from the beach area of Etretat, nice , friendly beach town we like it. Again, hope you enjoy the post as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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