Église Notre-Dame d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Neo-Gothic church on Place Gambetta, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France

The Église Notre-Dame d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a Neo-Gothic church on Place Gambetta, built of hard Louvie stone. Its 52-metre tower rises from the front left corner, with an octagonal spire pierced by small openings and topped by a cross; below are paired arched openings and a clock face above the entrance. The nave has a rose window and side chapels with pinnacles, while the interior has red and gold walls, a ribbed vault, and a dark wooden pulpit.

Construction started in 1869 following a request by local people for a replacement to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste chapel, with the building consecrated in September 1893. This new project responded to the community's wish for a modern place of worship.

The church displays works by Paul Delance, whose paintings and frescoes depicting the life of the Virgin Mary shape the interior from the 1890s onward. These artistic pieces form part of what visitors see as they walk through the nave.

The church stands on Place Gambetta, with the main entrance beneath the tower and clock face; the nave runs toward the altar and the two chapels with apses flank the choir. The painted decoration covers the choir and transept, so allow time to look up at the vault and the twenty-five canvases.

Inside is an organ built by a renowned 19th-century French organ builder that was restored in recent years and returned to use. The instrument remains part of the acoustic experience during visits today.