Église Saint-Acceul d'Écouen

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The church of Saint-Acceul, located in Écouen, in Val-d'Oise, is the only church in France under the name of this saint, but it has a relic of Andéol du Vivarais which seems to be the true patron of the church. The choir and its collateral were built between 1536 and 1554 for the connétable Anne de Montmorency, and constitute a slender and elegant ensemble of flamboyant Gothic style. The main richness of the church is its mid-16th century Renaissance stained glass windows, which adorn all the windows of the choir and the collateral.

No other church in the department has retained all its original stained glass windows. On the other hand, the Renaissance bell tower remained unfinished, and the nave bass built to the economy at the beginning of the eighteenth century did not agree with the choir. The church and its stained glass windows are classified early in the list of historical monuments of 1840, at the very moment of the introduction of this type of protection.

In this context, the main façade until then provisional was built in 1854 according to a project of the previous century that remained unanswered.