Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge de Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Church and classified historical monument in Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis, France

The Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge de Villemaur-sur-Vanne is a church in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, in the commune of Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis, France. Its nave has pale stone walls, a wooden barrel-vaulted ceiling with a dark truss, and a carved wooden rood screen of 1521 with a central crucifix and two painted figures. Dark wooden benches line a stone-paved aisle.

The church is known for its carved wooden rood screen, dated 1521 and attributed to the brothers Thomas and Jacques Guyon. The building was classified as a monument historique in 1972. Its furnishings include a 1777 pulpit by the carpenter Jacques Prudhon and two 17th-century copper foundation plaques.

The church takes its name from the Assumption of the Virgin, its patronal feast. Inside, the carved wooden rood screen of 1521, attributed to the brothers Thomas and Jacques Guyon, carries a central crucifix flanked by two painted figures. The 16th-century limestone statues include a polychrome Sainte Barbe and a group of an angel and Mary with gilding.

The church stands in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, within the commune of Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis in the Aube. The nave is entered from the rear, with the stone-paved central aisle running between rows of dark wooden benches toward the carved rood screen. The interior is a single open hall, so the 1521 screen and the side-wall statues can be examined on foot from the aisle.

The carved wooden rood screen, or jubé, dates from 1521 and is attributed to the brothers Thomas and Jacques Guyon; it carries a central crucifix flanked by two painted figures. The church also keeps a 16th-century eagle-shaped lectern and a set of 16th-century limestone statues, including Saint Barbara with traces of polychromy.