The church of Doulevant, which was the administrative centre of the deanery of Rivière-de-Blaise, was the seat of a parish run by the Chapter of Toul, with Villiers-aux-Chênes as its branch. The local tithes were shared between the Abbey of Montier-en-Der, the Chapter of Toul and the parish priest.
The choir and transept of Saint-Louvent church were built between the 15th and early 16th centuries in the flamboyant Gothic style.
The nave must have an ancient base, which may date back to the 12th or 13th century, as corbels with modenature from this period are present in the walls of the central nave at attic level. The eaves walls of the side aisles may also date from this period and may have been fitted with flamboyant-style windows when the eastern sections were rebuilt.
The nave underwent major alterations in the first half of the 17th century (the date 1606 is engraved on the pillar of the north aisle, 1608 on the pediment of the north door and 1627 on the gable of the west facade): the round piers and vaults were completely rebuilt.
Sixteenth-century stained glass elements and nineteenth-century stained glass windows.
Eglise Saint-Louvent de Doulevant-le-Château
