Church of Saint-Nicolas
The church of Saint Nicolas de Cavillon in the Somme is a country stone building with a low bell tower, a sixteenth century Romanesque nave and a chevet dating from 1781. The interior is covered with a vaulted ceiling, wood capped with sanders carved plant and geometric motifs and blochets adorned with human heads. You can find beautiful polychrome wooden statues from the sixteenth century, next to others made of polychrome plaster in the nineteenth century.
About this building
The church of Saint Nicolas is found in the small flowery village of Cavillon, surrounded by fields and woods the Somme. The site of Cavillon has existed since the Gallo-Roman era, as evidenced by the many remains that can still be found in the place called the brickyard.
Dependent on the diocese of Amiens, the church, built in local stone with a low steeple covered with slates, is dedicated to Saint Nicolas.
It has a sixteenth-century Romanesque nave with basket-handle windows and a three-sided chevet with the date 1781. The interior is covered with a ceiling of vaulted wood with sand-tress carved with vegetation and geometric motifs and blochets adorned with human heads.
Decorating the interior are beautiful polychrome wooden statues from the sixteenth century, including a naïve Christ and a statuette of Saint Anthony, as well as others made from polychrome plaster in the nineteenth century. These include a statue of a Bishop (perhaps Saint Nicolas). Above a small side door, a very sober sundial is engraved. International catering sites are organized for young people during the holidays.
