ÉGLISE SAINTE-MADELEINE - SEGRÉ

One of the most impressive examples of Anjou Bleu The church that dominates the town was built in two phases during the 19th century by the architects Dellêtre and Auguste Beignet. The new church, redesigned by Beignet from 1890 to 1896, is perceived as profoundly "modern". Faced with the need to enlarge the church (in response to a rapid increase in population), the architect took the opportunity to revise its aesthetics: a non-protruding transept, a single-bay choir and a semicircular apse Come and discover this architecture inspired by the Italian Renaissance and composed of a 30-metre high dome.