Église Saint-Martin

The church of Saint Martin dates from the 11th century but was reworked up to the 18th century. The bell tower dates from the 12th and 15th centuries. The tower with a rectangular base surmounts the southern chapel, which is the oldest part of the building: there are 12th-century capitals at the base of the bell tower.

The Royal Chapel of Versailles was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1698 and 1710. Several chapel projects followed one another and in 1679, it was decided to definitively place the religious building in the north wing, near the King's apartment. Then, in 1684-1685 a new plan was created, the monument was largely inspired by that of the Invalides with a dome and a plan centred to occupy the median space of the north wing, but it was abandoned in 1687. The chapel was blessed by the Cardinal of Noailles on June 5, 1710.

The church was built on the orders of Louis XV who wanted to provide the so-called "Parc aux cerfs" district with a place of worship. A first temporary church was completed in 1727 and then in 1743, the first stone was laid. The construction was carried out under the direction of the architect Jacques Hardouin-Mansart, known as Mansart de Sagonne, grandson of the famous architect of Louis XIV. The building was completed in 1754. Ten years later, the architect J.F. Trouard built a chapel for catechism. It takes the name of the chapel "du Charnier" since it is there that the bodies of the deceased of the castle awaited their funeral. The organs of Clicquot were installed in 1760.