Church of Saint-Omer
The Church of Saint-Omer church is located in Setques, in the Hauts-de-France region. The Gothic style building reflects the high monuments after the wars of the sixteenth century. The flat chevet of the choir and the lower level of the tower date from the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. In the 18th century, restorations were made, as the church was rebuilt in 1863, on the same foundations, but with buttresses.
About this building
The Church of Saint-Omer church is located in Setques, in the Hauts-de-France region. The Gothic-style building, with its squat tower with a stone spire, reflects the change in style to monuments that were built after the wars of the 16th century.
The flat chevet of the choir and the lower level of the tower may date from the late 16th century or early 17th century, a period of significant reconstruction in the region after the wars between Francis I and Charles V, who ravaged the villages of Artois. In the eighteenth century, the bell tower was partly rebuilt, the roofs were renovated, the stained glass windows were replaced and the side altars and their statues were repainted and gilded.
With the exception of the tower and part of the choir, the church was destroyed and rebuilt in 1863, on the same foundations, but with buttresses. The stained glass windows and the spire were restored after the Great War.
