Église Saint-Martin de Bonneuil-en-Valois

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Saint Martin Church is a parish Catholic church located in Bonneuil-en-Valois, Oise, France. It is a cruciform building with a basilical nave, dating largely from the twelfth century. Its silhouette is quite emblematic of the churches of this time in the region, and has been only slightly affected by changes, except for the reconstruction of the walls of the lower side in the second quarter of the sixteenth century in the flamboyant Gothic style.

Its oldest parts are Romanesque, dating back to around 1120. These are the western facade of the nave with its portal, the first three large arcades north of the nave with high windows, and the lateral bell tower north of the choir with its double belfry floor, whose base remains vaulted in cradle. The position of the bell tower is responsible for an irregularity: to the north, the choir is flanked by a very small chapel, and to the south, by a large chapel forming crusillon.

Both are Gothic in style, but the first is datable from the last quarter of the 12th century, and the second, from around 1200. Contemporary of the northern chapel is the apse, which is rectangular, and ends with a...