Église Saint-Nicolas de Sainghin-en-Mélantois, Catholic church in central Sainghin-en-Mélantois, France.

Église Saint-Nicolas is a church building in the centre of Sainghin-en-Mélantois, built with Douaisis sandstone and Lezennes stone. Its tower, erected between 1517 and 1527, rises above the village roofs; the tower carries sculpted corbels and a decorative cordon. The plan follows the usual northern French parish layout, with a nave, side aisles and a choir.

Built in the 16th century, this church survived a major fire in May 1971 that destroyed its artworks before being restored and reopened for worship two years later.

The building houses 18th-century sculpted furniture and an ancient confessional, testifying to the importance of Catholicism in the local religious tradition of this northern French region.

The lapidary museum named after Gabriel Mouvaux occupies the north sacristy, reached through the church interior; ask locally before planning a visit, as opening depends on the parish. It gathers carved stone and archaeological finds from the Neolithic through the Roman period, kept together with the church's 18th-century furnishings.

The tower's corner buttresses end in sculpted corbels, and a moulded string course runs around the masonry below the belfry stage. The tower was built between 1517 and 1527, and its detailing belongs to the regional Renaissance repertoire of the Douaisis. Look for the carved figures at the base of the buttresses, visible from the village square.