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15 - 17 September 2023Passed
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September 2023
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Eglise Saint-André à Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

01400 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
  • Ain
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-André Church of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

European Heritage Days 2023
15 - 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
free entry
©Département de l'Ain J.Alves

In the facade opens a single Gothic gate with florets, cabbages and pinnacles; it is surmounted by a circular opening in bull’s eye, or an «O» as we used to say. The pinnacle ends with a small pavilion containing the public clock, which is accessed by a staircase arranged in a slightly projecting octagonal turret, above the opening.
Inside, the nave, with four vaulted bays on crossed ribs, has no aisles, but only side chapels, one on each side. The side entrance to the south has a second beautiful portal outside with flowers and pinnacles. A turret of protruding staircase gives access to the bell tower; it passes to be a vestige of the first church.
A crown of thirteen chapels dedicated to various patron saints opens onto the nave and choir. They were founded by the noble or bourgeois families of Gour, Vuilliardier, Jacob de La Côtière, Charlet, Courtois, or Epey, but also by the brotherhoods of blacksmiths and shoemakers. It is entered by a flamboyant Gothic arch with fine sculptures. The vaults on ogive cross bear keys often armored.
The church ends to the east with a choir bay and a five-sided apse, lit by three large windows with flamboyant tracery; it is covered with six vaulted quarters; the key, richly carved, carries a shield with the cross of Savoy.

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About the location

Eglise Saint-André à Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
01400 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
  • Ain
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
In 1273, the town built at the foot of the feudal castle, benefits from the charter of franchises granted by Count Philippe de Savoie causing an increase in the population. The inhabitants wish to have a place of worship closer and more accessible than the old parish church of Buénans, and also more spacious than the chapel of the castle. A first building is then built in the city which probably dates back to the 1270s; it is rebuilt a century later according to the will of the merchant Jean du Gour who mentions the legacy made on September 11, 1383 «at the chapel Saint-André, by me built in the city of Châtillon». Shortly after its construction, this church underwent major transformations, and then, from 1431, it was decided to rebuild it almost completely. The work lasted until the end of the century (the vault of the apse was completed in 1488); they are known in detail thanks to the building accounts which thus present an exceptional archaeological and historical interest.
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Tags
Monument historique, Édifice religieux
Access
parking nearby
©Département de l'Ain J.Alves