Notre-Dame des Dunes, Bronze statue in Poitiers, France.

Notre-Dame des Dunes is a gilded hammered-zinc statue of the crowned Virgin Mary, 6.3 metres tall, standing on a half globe atop a stone pedestal on the Dunes cliff above the Clain. She holds the Child Jesus on her left arm and raises her right arm toward the Hôtel de ville; the whole monument reaches 21 metres.

Cardinal Pie commissioned the statue after the French defeat at Sedan in 1870, marking a time of tensions between Catholics and Republicans. The monument arose during a period when religious symbols were central to political identity.

The statue depicts the Virgin Mary crowned upon a globe, while the Child Jesus in her arms raises his hand in blessing and holds an orb. This representation reflects the religious meaning that this monument held for the local community.

The monument stands on the Dunes cliff on the right bank of the Clain, between the boulevard and the primary school that both carry the name Coligny. It is reached on foot from the surrounding streets; the gilded statue and its 21-metre pedestal are seen from below as well as from the cliff top. The city bought the monument in 1997 and had it renovated.

The statue stands near Coligny Rock, connected to the 1569 siege of Poitiers when Admiral Coligny positioned Protestant forces at this location. This spatial connection links two important moments of local history.