Église Saint-Ouen de Verrières, Catholic church in Verrières, Orne, France
Église Saint-Ouen de Verrières is a stone church with a tall dark slate spire on its left side. The facade mixes tan and grey stone under a reddish-brown tiled roof, and three attached gabled bays on the right each hold a pointed-arch window with dark tracery. A small arched door sits between the first two bays, and a white stone plaque is set into the wall left of the first window.
The building dates from the 15th century but keeps 12th-century elements: the choir and the crossing of the transept. The nave and both side aisles were added in the 16th century. It was listed as a monument historique on 24 March 1975, and after a long period of decay a restoration was planned from 2006 and carried out in 2011-2012.
The church stands in the village of Verrières in the Orne department. The three gabled bays with pointed-arch windows and the small arched door between the first two face the street, while the slate spire rises on the left. A white stone plaque is set into the wall left of the first window.
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