EGLISE DE SAINT-RÉMY-LA-VARENNE

The rich history of the Priory Church of Saint Rémy-la-Varenne can be seen in its architecture.

The church, located in the village of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne, dates back to the 1st half of the 11th century, when it was part of the Abbey of Saint-Aubin in Angers; its rich past is reflected in its architecture.
You enter through the vaulted chapel (added to the original building in the 19th century), which houses the baptismal font. The nave opens onto a bay with a 13th-century vault resting on earlier walls. You then enter the choir, the only part of the building to have been vaulted as early as the 12th century, to observe the broken barrel vaulted ceiling. Outside the church is the Benedictine Priory of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne, a picturesque dwelling founded in 929 that once belonged to the Abbey of Saint Aubin in Angers.

This church, open from Easter to All Saints' Day, is part of the network of "Eglises Accueillantes en Anjou" open to the public.