Notre-Dame-de-la-Falaise, Religious monument and sculpture in Mers-les-Bains, France.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Falaise is a monumental statue ensemble at Mers-les-Bains: a crowned Virgin and Child with a star, made in 1878, facing the sea. It stands on a seven-metre brick pedestal coated with cement glaze, itself set on a German blockhouse. The pedestal carries three bas-reliefs by Marie-Josèphe Cotelle-Clère showing the patron saints of Mers-les-Bains, Le Tréport and Eu.

The statue was decided on the initiative of the town's priest, Abbé Pille, in the 1870s, made by a Beauvais artist named Michaut and inaugurated on 18 August 1878 before more than 6,000 people. In 1942 the German occupiers, fearing it served as a landmark for Allied aircraft and ships, forced the town to bring it down in procession; the pedestal was destroyed. Led by Georges Malot, it was reinstalled on the cliff on 15 August 1955 by the carpenter Henri Prevost.

The three bas-reliefs on the pedestal show patron saints of nearby cities: Saint Martin, Saint James, and Saint Lawrence. These carvings connect local religious veneration with the site's role as a spiritual center for the coastal area.

The statue stands on the cliff above Mers-les-Bains, facing the sea. The blockhouse beneath the pedestal was used as an oratory until it closed for safety reasons in 1975, and was restored in 2015 by the association Les Compagnons de Saint-Martin. The statue has been lit every night since 1998.

The Latin inscription 'Ave Maris Stella' appears at both the top and bottom of the monument, creating a frame for the entire structure. Three additional inscriptions on the sides each request protection, unity, and peace, forming a complete spiritual message for those who approach it.