Eglise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vendôme, Listed historical monument and church in Vendôme, France

The église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vendôme is a parish church in central Vendôme, founded in 1474. Its single nave is 47 m long and 13 m wide, with a 6 m north side aisle and a three-sided chevet. The 25 m tower stands at the northwest corner. Inside, pointed stone arcades carry dark timber roof trusses above rows of wooden chairs and a pale stone-tiled aisle.

Founded on 2 June 1474 by Count Jean de Bourbon on land belonging to the canons of the collegiate church of Saint-Georges, the church was first a chapel dependent on Saint-Martin, with a nave 42 m long and 13 m wide. It became a parish church on 5 December 1487, when the polygonal three-sided apse and the 25 m bell tower were completed. A chapel was added in 1523, a north aisle in 1580, and side chapels along the rue Saint-Jacques around 1680. During the French Revolution it served as a firewood store and was sold as national property on 17 May 1795 for 2,150 livres before being returned to worship under the Concordat.

The church is named for Mary Magdalene, to whom the first building was dedicated at its founding on 2 June 1474 by Count Jean de Bourbon, on land belonging to the canons of the collegiate church of Saint-Georges. It became a parish church on 5 December 1487, when the parish of Saint-Martin was divided in two and one of its priests was attached here.

The church sits on the Place de la Madeleine and is easy to reach on foot from the center of Vendôme. Visiting during the day gives the best chance of finding it open, as natural light from the windows also makes the interior easier to appreciate.

During the French Revolution the church was used as a firewood store, then sold as national property on 17 May 1795 for 2,150 livres to parishioners who did not want the church of their marriages and baptisms profaned. It was returned to worship under the Concordat.