Church of Saint-Nicolas, Villers-Cotterêts

Begun in 1460, this church was completed and dedicated on September 27, 1491. The church of St. Nicholas in the Rue de la Chaussée appears to be in Renaissance style on the outside. The bell tower is surmounted by four watchtowers, but lacks its original dome, destroyed by a storm, which was replaced by a small slate spire.

This church was originally called the Chapelle Fouquet and was part of the great enclosure of the castle. At the request of the Milonais, who found the Chapel of Saint-Waast too far from the upper town, Catherine de Médicis had a semi-circular chevet sanctuary with five windows adapted by the architect Philippe de l'Orme (architect of the Louvre) in 1563.

The church of Pierrefonds is dedicated to Saint Sulpice de Bourges, which allows us to conclude that it was founded from the end of the Merovingian period. A number of churches in the region are dedicated to the same patron saint.