Hôtel-Dieu de Coëffort, Gothic church in Le Mans, France.

The Hôtel-Dieu de Coëffort, now the church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, has a rough grey-brown stone facade with a steep gable and four buttresses. Inside, the space measures 50.95 metres long, 24.34 metres wide and 12.95 metres high, with seven bays, 21 vaults and 168 compartments. Twelve 12th-century capitals stand in the nave, and a 13th-century mural of the Lamb of God sits above the main door.

The building was constructed between 1180 and 1207 under Henry II Plantagenet and originally served as a hospital for the sick, poor, and pilgrims. Over the centuries, its use transformed until it eventually became a parish church.

The Coëffort treasure, unearthed here on 26 January 1953, is a set of 14th-century silver tableware judged one of the finest groups of medieval civil goldsmithing found in Europe. It is not kept in the church: the pieces are displayed at the Musée archéologique du Mans. The building's name recalls the old Coëffort hospital, and the parish took that of Joan of Arc in 1923.

The building is located in central Le Mans near Place de la Mission and is easy to reach on foot. Most visitors can explore the interior during regular opening hours.

During renovation work in 1953, medieval silverware was discovered, representing one of Europe's most complete collections of civil cutlery. This find sheds rare light on everyday life and the prosperity of earlier times.