Église de la Madeleine, Gothic church in Troyes, France.

The église de la Madeleine is a Gothic church at the corner of rue Charles-de-Gaulle and rue Madeleine in Troyes. Its light-grey stone tower, rebuilt in the 17th century, has vertical buttresses, a large pointed-arch opening near the top and a statue in a niche at its base. To the right, a lower body with a steep dark roof and pointed-arch windows adjoins a low porch with small white lights along its edge.

The oldest church in Troyes, built in the Gothic style: the nave dates from the 13th century, the choir and apse were rebuilt in the 16th century, and the tower in the 17th. It was classified as a monument historique on the 1840 list, while the gate of the former cemetery was inscribed in 1926.

The stone rood screen (jubé) is one of the few surviving in France. Jean Gailde built it from 1508 to 1517 in Tonnerre limestone; he was buried beneath it in 1519. Nicolas Halins carved the three high-relief scenes of Christ preaching in 1513, and Simon Mauroy the coats of arms on the choir side in 1515-1516. Parishioners helped lay the stones.

The church stands at the corner of rue Charles-de-Gaulle and rue de la Madeleine, in the pedestrian heart of Troyes, so it is reached on foot. Enter from the rue de la Madeleine side; the tower and its base niche statue face the street. The stone rood screen spans the choir inside, so allow time to walk around it.

The stone rood screen, carved from Tonnerre limestone by master mason Jean Gailde between 1508 and 1517, is one of the few surviving in France. Gailde was buried beneath it in 1519. Its suspended arch spans the choir in a single sweep of three arcades with pendant keystones, and the nave-side tribune carries three high-relief scenes by Nicolas Halins, known as le Flamand, dated 1513.