Église Notre-Dame du Rosaire de La Perrière, Church building in Belforêt-en-Perche, France
Église Notre-Dame du Rosaire de La Perrière is a church located in the village of Belforêt-en-Perche in the Perche region. The building displays typical features of rural French church architecture with a simple floor plan and traditional construction methods.
The parish of La Perrière, in the Orne department, was attached to the former commune of Saint-Julien-sur-Sarthe before the two merged into Belforêt-en-Perche in 2016. The church served this rural parish, and its dedication to Our Lady of the Rosary points to devotion to the rosary, widespread in the Perche region after the Counter-Reformation.
The church stands in La Perrière, a former commune merged into Belforêt-en-Perche in 2016, within the Perche regional natural park. It is reached by road from the Mortagne-au-Perche area, and parking is available in the village. The building is a parish church rather than a staffed monument, so visits depend on services and local opening arrangements.
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