Notre-Dame Collegiate Church

The Collegiate Church of Notre Dame is a Catholic parish church located in Mello, France.

It was built during the second part of the 12th century for the first two levels, and between 1210 and 1220 for the upper window level, the vaults and roofs. Although clearly belonging to the gothic architecture, the windows from the first building campaign are still of Romanesque inspiration. The 16th century brought a number of repairs and extensions, which only slightly modified the overall physiognomy of the building, except for the north of the nave. On the other hand, the collapse of the apse in 1741 leaves its traces to this day, having never been rebuilt.

Already very compact, the church holds an east-west extension that does not exceed the north-south extension, which is quite unusual for a Gothic church. With these reduced dimensions, contrast the ambitious elevation on three floors with a triforium present on all the walls inside the church, as well as the considerable span of the vaults of the central vessel and the transept. The interior is quite harmonious and well balanced, which the disparate character of the exterior does not suggest. The church was classified as a historical monument by order of August 16, 1921. It is affiliated with the parish of Sainte-Claire de Mouy.