Church of Saint-Aubin
The Church of Saint-Aubin is located in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, in Normandy. The church was built in 3 stages: the oldest part, the northern nave, was built in the 12th century, and then the stone bell tower was added in the 13th century. A second nave was added, to the east of the first, in the 16th century. Under the sacristy is a burial vault of the Houdetot family that houses two coffins.
About this building
The Church of Saint-Aubin church is located in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, in Normandy. In the twelfth century, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille. The church was built in 3 stages: the oldest part, the northern nave, was built in the 12th century. The stone bell tower was added in the 13th century and finally, a second nave was built, to the east of the first, in the 16th century.
The church therefore has two naves. The oldest is accessed through the bell tower. The tower itself is square, and framed by flat buttresses and surmounted by a slate steeple. The other nave is accessible by large arcades. Each nave has its own slate roof with a barrel vault in between. The choir has a flat chevet.
Under the sacristy is a burial vault of the Houdetot family that houses two lead coffins: one holds the remains of the noble man René de Houdetot, a knight and patron of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and others places, who died in 1644 and the other is for his wife, Madeleine de Mautheville. There is also a fourteenth century funerary slab, classified as an historic monument.
