Church St. Anne of Montpellier, Former parish church and contemporary art centre in Montpellier, France

The church of St. Anne in Montpellier is a former parish church built in 1869 by architect Jean Cassan in a Gothic Revival style inspired by 13th-century Gothic and by the Paris church of Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile. It is built of limestone, ashlar and brick, with a 69-metre bell tower topped by a polygonal spire with pinnacles. Its nave has nine bays in three vessels, separated by large arcades and covered by a false rib vault; monolithic columns of Crussol stone rise 12 metres.

A first church here is documented in 1237 and was destroyed in 1568 during the Wars of Religion. Rebuilt in 1665 to plans by Antoine Armand under Bishop François du Bosquet, it was judged unsafe in 1845, bought back by the city in 1857 and demolished in 1865. The present building was designed by city architect Jean Cassan, begun on 15 January 1866 and inaugurated on 29 July 1869 (some sources say 1872); Auguste Baussan carved the sculpture. Deconsecrated in 1986, it became the Carré Sainte-Anne contemporary art space in 1991, closed in 2017 and reopened on 27 May 2025 after renovation.

The church is easily accessible on foot and located in a central area of Montpellier with good walkability. Visitors can explore it during daylight hours, and the building also serves as an exhibition space for cultural events and displays.

The sculpted decoration includes the figure of the thurifer angel, modelled on 13th-century French art and the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims. The bell tower above the porch borrows its spires and dormer windows from the towers of Senlis Cathedral (1151-1191).