L'EGLISE NOTRE-DAME DU PORT

On the heights of Port-Joinville stands one of the two churches of the parish of St-Amand de l'Ile d'Yeu, the parish church of Notre Dame du Port, built between 1827 and 1829 and enlarged in 1887. Its curious bell tower, topped by a bulbous campanile, gives it an oriental air, evocative of the long-haul voyages of yesteryear. Three models of frigates hang from the nave's wooden ceiling, 19th-century ex-voto statues recalling sailors' devotion to Notre Dame, their patron saint. The left transept houses a monumental organ with 1,500 pipes, built in 1996.

Masses :
Out of season (October to June)
Mondays at 11:30am, Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Wednesdays at 11:30am, Thursdays (except the last Thursday of the month) at 6:30pm, Saturdays at 6:30pm and Sundays at 10:30am.
July to September
Mondays at 11.30am, Tuesdays at 6.30pm, Thursdays (except the last Thursday of the month) at 6.30pm, Saturdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 10.30am and 12pm.