Église Sainte-Maxence de Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Gothic church in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France.

Église Sainte-Maxence is a Gothic church whose interior features soaring vaults and slender pillars that flow naturally into ribbed ceiling vaults. The structure showcases late 15th-century Gothic design with its typical pointed arches and vertical emphasis.

The church was rebuilt almost entirely after the Hundred Years War, in two main campaigns: the nave and its side aisles from about 1470 to the late 15th and early 16th century, and the choir with its ambulatory in the first half of the 16th century. It is one of the few churches in the region rebuilt entirely after the conflict. It was classified as a monument historique on 23 May 1921.

The parish takes its name from Saint Maxence, a young Scottish noblewoman killed at the end of the 5th century near the Oise crossing; her pursuer cut her throat after she refused a forced marriage to a pagan. A church was soon built in her honour, and a procession and pilgrimage are still held each year. She is no longer on the calendar of saints for lack of material proof of her existence, yet her memory has always been kept alive here. Only this church and that of Yvillers, a hamlet of Villeneuve-sur-Verberie, are dedicated to her in France.

The church is open to visitors during regular hours and hosts regular services for worshippers. Visitors should dress respectfully and be mindful of ongoing religious activities taking place inside.

The church keeps the memory of Saint Maxence alive even though she was removed from the calendar of saints for lack of material proof of her existence. Pont-Sainte-Maxence and Yvillers, a hamlet of Villeneuve-sur-Verberie, are the only two churches in France placed under the invocation of the Scottish martyr.