Church of Saint-Aubin
The Church of Saint-Aubin is located in Mesnil-sous-Vienne, in Normandy. It was built in the 11th century, named in texts in the 13th and 14th centuries and largely rebuilt in the sixteenth century. The frame is vaulted on the four vessels of the building. A statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria (sixteenth century) is listed as an historic monument. The building is covered with an apparent frame and the outer walls are polychrome checkerboard.
About this building
The Church of Saint-Aubin is located in Mesnil-sous-Vienne, in Normandy. The construction of the church probably dates back to the 11th century. The exposed carpentry covering the nave, the two arms of the transept and the choir are homogeneous and of identical structure, suggesting the work of a local craftsman. They certainly date from the rebuilding of the church in the sixteenth century.
The silhouette of the building is very elegant, with the slender spire of its belfry topping a half-timbered square porch. A short three bay vaulted nave is extended by a four-sided choir. The sacristy is attached to the south wall of the choir. A bell tower on stool surmounts the first span of the nave.
The exterior walls, in polychrome checkerboard, alternate between white limestone, red bricks, brown ferruginous sandstone and gray-blue flint. A statue (half-nature) of Saint Catherine of Alexandria dating from the first half of the 16th century is classified as an historic monument.
