Église Saint-Clair
About Église Saint-Clair
Église Saint-Clair is the only classé historic monument in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. In 2025 it was among the monuments in danger picked by the Mission Patrimoine, which the heritage lottery funds. Its architecture is Romanesque. It dates from 1080. It has been classé since 1938.
L'église Notre-Dame est une église catholique paroissiale située à Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, en France. Édifié sur un sanctuaire carolingien du IXe siècle, son chœur avec abside en cul-de-four est le principal chœur roman de la fin du XIe siècle conservé dans le Val-d'Oise.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Clair-sur-Epte” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00080191 on POP↗Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.
Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 10 minutes
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Église Saint-ClairStart here
- 2
Ermitage de Saint-ClairInscrit · 0.3 mi on
Churches and chapels nearby among the classé monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Église Saint-Clair
Is Église Saint-Clair protected?
Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1938 (Mérimée record PA00080191).
Can you visit Église Saint-Clair?
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.
When was Église Saint-Clair built?
By the list’s record, it dates from the 11th–19th c.
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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