From its massive tower, fortified in the 17th century, the church of Saint-Sébastien has long watched over the inhabitants of Champigny-lès-Langres, who have suffered from war on many occasions. This beautiful 13th-century Gothic building, with its crenellated bell tower, provided shelter for the villagers. Inside, a single rib-vaulted nave leads to a 13th-century choir with a flat chevet.
The choir houses a high altar with the Annunciation and the Sacrifice of Abraham: a polychrome and gilded carved wooden altarpiece from the 19th century attributed to Antoine Besançon (Listed as a Historic Monument). The high altar was restored in 1763, with the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary above. In 1774, invoices from M. Jayet, a sculptor from Langon, revealed modifications that gave it its current appearance. The stone table of the former high altar serves as a canopy for the outside entrance to the parish cellar.
The church was listed in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques on 27 March 1926.
In the 19th century, the commune of Champigny-lès-Langres voted to demolish the church and replace it with a more modern neo-Gothic building. The war of 1870 interrupted the project, allowing the village to keep its church.
Eglise Saint-Sébastien de Champigny-les-Langres
