The Saint-Nicolas church of Avesnes-le-Comte, in Pas-de-Calais, 20 km west of Arras, was built from the 12th century.
Entirely vaulted, it is composed of a choir, a transept, a nave with three aisles, a bell tower-porch and a front porch to the west.
Only the Gothic-style choir is still from the 12th century. The rest of the building was in fact significantly altered during the second half of the 16th century on the initiative of Adrien Morel de Tangry, governor of the square, who financed the work. The nave was reduced in favor of the side aisles, the south crosspiece and the tower were raised and at the same time, the vaults of the transept, the aisles and the nave were also taken over.
In 1712, an arrow was added to the bell tower: despite the support of buttresses, it collapsed in 1736 and was replaced by a crown. The roof as a whole was taken over just before the Revolution.
Listed as a Historic Monument, the church houses several protected elements, such as the confessional, a statuette of the Virgin and Child and a sculpted group representing Saint Nicolas surrounded by children.
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