Notre-Dame church (12th century) is packed with exceptional jewels and works of art.
The relic belt of Saint Joseph brought back from the Crusades by Jean de Joinville (1252) and the Louis Le Bé organ of typical French construction (17th century) in its original case (16th-century gallery) are waiting to be admired.
Around 1560, Antoinette de Bourbon commissioned an authentic and admirable masterpiece of purity and finesse, the "mise au tombeau". At the same time, a portal was added to the south side of the building, opening onto the market square.
At the end of the 19th century, the present bell tower was built, so high that it makes the town visible from far up the valley! At 82 metres, it is the tallest in Haute-Marne, and recent restoration work has restored it to its former glory.
Due to work being carried out inside the church, the entombment is not visible.
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Joinville
