Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, FR

Church of Sainte Joanne d'Arc, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

The Church of Sainte Joanne d'Arc at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is the first church in France to be dedicated to Saint Joan of Arc, at the request of the British Catholics.

About this building

Built following the plans of Lucien Viraut, the vast church of St. Joan of Arc was opened 14th July 1911. Largely destroyed in the bombing of 4th July 1944, the church was rebuilt and finished in 1954, and enlarged in 1958 by lengthening the transept. It has a Latin cross plan, a nave with side aisles, and a five-sided apse.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • On street parking at the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Church, Touquet

A first church was built in 1886, then another one in 1911, the first one being too small, and in 1946 it was decided to rebuild everything that had been demolished in 1944. Materials are scarce and work is slow. The rebuilt church was consecrated on June 7, 1954. As in 1911, the church turns out to be too small. An annex was therefore built as an extension of the right transept, between March 1, 1957 and June 1, 1958.

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