St-Etienne (Courances)

Church of St-Etienne in Courances

The church of St-Étienne in Courances , a French commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region , was originally built in the 12th century. The parish church consecrated to Saint Stephen was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 1981 as Monument historique .

The choir has been preserved from the 12th century . The rectangular defense tower dates from the 15th century, it was raised by one floor in the 16th century.

Furnishing

The equipment is worth mentioning:

• Wooden sculpture of Saint Vincent from the 17th century
• Stoning of St. Stephen , painting from the 18th century
• Madonna and Child behind a mosquito net , painting from the 18th / 19th centuries century

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 711-712.

Web links

Commons : St-Étienne (Courances)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Église Saint-Étienne (Courances) in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '23.4 "  N , 2 ° 28' 27.3"  E