EGLISE NOTRE DAME DE CHEFFES

The stained glass windows in the nave represent the patron saints of the pious donors of that time. The older, narrower nave, pierced by small Romanesque openings and vaulted in wood, did not have these dimensions and light. The modern altar was built in 1967 at the crossing of the transept just below the bell tower. Sealed to the wall behind the altar, a curious slate plaque from 1167 recalls the detail of the consecration of the church. The goose carved in a tufa stone comes from the ruins of an old dwelling once located in the chieftaincy countryside. On leaving the church, take the alley that goes down towards the Sarthe: you will observe the bell tower and its slightly twisted slate spire (this twist may simply be due to the natural deformation of the wood, the framework would date from the 17th century).