The Church of the Assumption of Vuillafans, in the Doubs, 30 km south-east of Besançon, was built from 1429.
The site lasted nearly a century. And even the roof is dated 1550. In addition, important restoration campaigns took place from 1828 to 1837.
Protected as a historical monument, the building is characterized by its important bell tower (which also acts as a porch) and which contains a bell decorated with Chinese characters. It is a donation from Mgr Guillemin, originally from Vuillafans and who was the first bishop of Canton.
Composed of a central aisle and aisles vaulted on cross ribs, the interior of the church is richly furnished and decorated. There are preserved wooden works, including the tabernacle of the high altar made in 1702, the pulpit to be preached from 1704 and the altarpiece which houses three statues in gilded and polychrome wood produced in a workshop in Friborg (Switzerland) at the beginning of the 16th century. century. Old paintings are also visible. Historians explain this wealth by the location of the village, on the salt road linking Salins-les-Bains to Switzerland, but also by the presence of the powerful family of Neuchâtel to which the seigneury of Vuillafans was attached in the 14th century.
A visit to the church is a must during a stopover in this village labeled "city of character". Information on +33 3 81 60 92 36.
