Sunday 20 September, 10:00

September 2026

Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Intellectual impairment

Psychic impairment

Motor impairment

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Rue de l' Église, 39120 Rahon

Jura

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Guided tour of the church of Rahon

Name: Guided tour of the church of Rahon
Start: 2026-09-20T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Sunday 20 September, 10:00

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Intellectual impairment

Psychic impairment

Motor impairment

Guided tour of the church of Rahon and exhibitions on artists of the commune.

September 2026

Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

About the location

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Rue de l' Église, 39120 Rahon

Jura

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The church of Rahon was first mentioned in the twelfth century by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1165, then in 1184 by Pope Lucius III who confirmed its possession at the abbey of Château-Chalon. Of this first building we know little except that a chapel belonged to Henri de Longvy, lord of Rahon. This first church probably disappeared during the looting of Rahon by the troops of Louis XI in 1479\. These indeed burn the village, without taking the castle. The Lords of Longvy decided to build a new building on the site of the old, at the beginning of the 16th century. The vault of the choir and its north side door are fenced with their coat of arms «azure to the gold band». By marriage of the last heiress of the Longvy, the seigneury of Rahon passed into the hands of the Ryes, when Joachim de Rye married in 1533 Antoinette de Longvy. He held important positions at the court of Charles V and entrusted custody of the castle of Rahon to one of these vassals, William of Visemal, lord o

September 2026

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Führung durch die Kirche von Rahon

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Guided tour of the church of Rahon

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Visita guidata della chiesa di Rahon

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Visite guidée de l'église de Rahon

This event includes accessibility accommodations

Visita guiada a la iglesia de Rahon

This event includes accessibility accommodations

September 2026