BASILIQUE NOTRE-DAME D'AVESNIÈRES

The most remarkable part of the building is the tiered Romanesque chevet, built in the 12th century. The choir is surrounded by an ambulatory opening onto 5 radiating chapels. The foundations date from the first half of the 12th century. The capitals in the ambulatory testify to the different regional influences that have presided over their construction. Notre Dame d'Avesnières was raised to the rank of Basilica in 1898. Also to be discovered: remarkable statuary (Virgin of the 14th century, Christ of the 14th century, monumental St Christopher of the 16th century), 17th century altarpiece from Laval, 15th and 20th century triptychs.