Église
About Église
Église is the only inscrit historic monument in Courances, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It has been inscrit since 1981.
L'église Saint-Étienne est une église paroissiale catholique, dédiée à saint Étienne, située dans la commune française de Courances et le département de l'Essonne.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Saint-Étienne de Courances” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00087872 on POP↗Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.
Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 10 minutes
Courances · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies
- 1ÉgliseStart here
- 2
ChâteauClassé · 0.3 mi on
Churches and chapels nearby among the historic monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Église
Is Église protected?
Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1981 (Mérimée record PA00087872).
Can you visit Église?
The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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