Église Saint-Martial de Châteauroux, church located in Indre, in France

Église Saint-Martial de Châteauroux is a Catholic church built of light grey and tan rectangular stone blocks between the 12th and 16th centuries. A square tower with a tall dark pyramidal roof and two grouped round-arched openings stands at the left; the right gable facade has three tall narrow arched windows grouped together beneath a single larger arched window. The lower side wall has three narrow round-arched windows and a small door.

Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, Saint-Martial began as a chapel in open fields outside the town walls, which then ended at Rue Dorée. It was first only a branch of the Merovingian parish church of Saint-Denis, destroyed in the 19th century. As the town grew from Château Raoul, houses surrounded the church and residents, finding Saint-Denis too distant, came here instead. The bell tower-porch was raised in the 16th century with funds from Pierre Vrignon, a townsman, and in the 19th century departmental architect Alfred Dauvergne gave the nave its present form. The tower has been partly listed as a monument historique since 16 August 1921.

Built outside the medieval walls, Saint-Martial began as a chapel dependent on the Merovingian parish church of Saint-Denis. As the town grew from Château Raoul, residents found Saint-Denis too distant and came here for services instead. The 16th-century bell tower-porch was funded by Pierre Vrignon, a townsman of Châteauroux.

As a protected monument, the building can be viewed from the outside and provides insight into the region's religious architecture. The interior is accessible at certain times, so it is worth checking in advance before visiting.

The bell tower-porch was added in the 16th century with funds given by Pierre Vrignon, a townsman of Châteauroux. Only this tower is listed as a monument historique, by decree of 16 August 1921, not the whole church.