Église Saint-Éloi de Bordeaux, Gothic church near La Grosse Cloche, Bordeaux, France

Église Saint-Éloi de Bordeaux is 35 metres long, with a nave over 12 metres high and a single side aisle 5 metres high. Its choir is slightly skewed to follow the line of the town ramparts. The light beige ashlar facade has a large pointed archway with deep moulded voussoirs, a rectangular panel above it, and tall pointed portals framed by gablets and crocketed pinnacles, each holding a dark green door. A band of carved circular medallions crosses the upper section.

Construction of this church began in the 12th century as a Romanesque chapel and transformed into a Gothic structure by 1245. This shift shows how architectural styles changed in Bordeaux across generations.

Saint-Éloi was the church of the Jurade, Bordeaux's municipal council. On 24 July, the eve of the feast of Saint James and Saint Christopher, the jurats processed here to swear to elect the best and most capable successors, then shut themselves in conclave. After the vote they walked with trumpets to Saint-André Cathedral to proclaim the results. Since 2007 the parish has been entrusted to the Institut du Bon Pasteur and celebrates the Tridentine rite.

The church stands against the Porte de la Grosse Cloche, a bell tower that makes the building easy to locate from the Cours Victor Hugo and the nearby streets. The nave is 35 metres long and the single side aisle 5 metres high, so the interior is compact and quick to walk through. The choir is slightly skewed to follow the line of the old city ramparts, which explains the irregular plan.

The church is 35 metres long, with a nave over 12 metres high and a single side aisle 5 metres high. Its choir is slightly skewed to follow the line of the city ramparts. Near the door stands a listed 1633 funerary inscription for Théophile de Lauvergnac and his family.