The first church, destroyed following the English invasion of 1419, stood on the site of the present 15th century church. A nave was added in the 16th century. In the 19th century the church underwent further modifications under the direction of Viollet-le-Duc.
Oriented building of elongated plan with a semicircular gabled apse. The facade is a gable wall on three levels, and the walls have half-timbered sections.
A first sanctuary preceded the church as early as the 12th century. The western façade is the oldest part of the building. The church underwent major alterations in the 18th century, notably with the addition of a domed bell tower.
The church underwent two phases of destruction, the first in 1563, when Le Havre was taken over by the English. The second in 1856 when it was considered too small to accommodate the faithful. A new church was rebuilt the same year a few meters further on.
The nave and transept date from the 11th century, while the choir dates from the 13th century. In the XVIIth century the building underwent modifications following the installation of the congregation of Saint-Maur, it is thus separated into two parts, a first one for the faithful, a second one for the monks. In 1731, the façade was rebuilt. The church has undergone a total of two phases of devastation, one during the wars of religion, one finally with the bombings of 1944.
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