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Close to the castle of Baron Pierre de Coubertin

The church was built in the 12th century. With the exception of the north side nave and the tower, it is classified as a historical monument by decree of June 8, 1914.

The church of Saint Anne was given to the priory of the Madeleine of Rouen by Richard the Lionheart. This old Romanesque church from the 11th century suffered damage during the revolution. It was burned and rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century, but without its bell tower which would be erected later. The bell was suspended from scaffolding in the cemetery, which earned Bénouville the nickname of a village without a bell tower. The church retains some vestiges of its original construction and a baptismal font from the 12th century.

Latin cross plan with one vessel. A nave intersected by a transept. Ogival windows and buttresses punctuate the cut stone walls topped with a double-sloped slate roof. At the crossing of the transept emerges a bell tower crowned with a polygonal slate spire.

The Notre-Dame church in Bénouville is a little gem in Normandy that contains a lot of history and art. The choir of the church dates from the late 12th century and impresses with its pointed vaults. The nave was probably built in the 16th or early 17th century. Particularly worth seeing are the frescoes by the religious painter Louis Chifflet from 1895, depicting scenes from the childhood of Christ. Two beautiful wooden statues - Saint Eutrope and Our Lady of the Port - draw attention here. The tombstone of Antoine Gillain, Marquis de Bénouville, from 1768, as well as the coat of arms of the Gillain family, give the interior a historical depth. Another highlight is the remarkable Eucharistic reserve in polychrome stone, crowned by a dove. Despite the often large number of visitors who enliven the village, especially in season, this place retains its charm and offers you a glimpse into the rich history of the region. If you are walking through Bénouville, it is worth taking a short stop here to take in the silence and atmosphere of this historic place

The Mirville Viaduct is an impressive brick viaduct built in 1846 by the English engineer Joseph Locke to pass the Paris-Le Havre railway line over the Ru de Bolbec valley. It is made up of 48 arches and has a length of 530 meters and a height of 32 meters. You can admire its elegant curves and its red color which contrasts with the green landscape. The viaduct was partially destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and World War II, but it was quickly restored and is still in use today. You can access the viaduct from the village of Mirville, where you can also visit the 12th century Saint-Martin church and the 16th century Mirville castle.

Railway viaduct linking Paris Saint-Lazare to Le Havre. It is an impressive building with 48 arches for a length of 530m and a maximum height of 32m. It crosses the Ru de Bolbec valley.

The church is dedicated to Notre-Dame: its choir from the end of the 12th century has pointed vaults and its nave probably dates from the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century. The choir was decorated with frescoes by the religious painter Louis Chifflet around 1895: there are two paintings in arcades, each representing a scene from "the childhood of Christ". In the nave a funerary plaque dated 1768 mentions Antoine Gillain, Marquis de Bénouville. The coat of arms of the Gillain family are inserted in an oval Sable and composed of a chevron Or, a silver crescent to the dexter, a gold star to the sinister and an armed and langued lion gules in point, the whole surmounted by a crown of marquis. Two wooden statues hold the attention: Saint Eutrope (XVI-XVIIth century); bishop healer of dropsy1 Our Lady of the Harbor We also note the existence of a remarkable Eucharistic reserve in polychrome stone. It consists of two superimposed cylindrical floors crowned with a dove. https://www.mairie-benouville.fr/tourisme/eglise/