St. Peter's Church

Saint-Pierre Church is a Catholic parish church located in Vaumoise, Oise, France. It was built in a single block during the 1150s, but its central bell tower and nave were destroyed during the Hundred Years War, and rebuilt in a crude style during the 16th century. What remains is the transept, slightly reworked during the same campaign, the central apse and the two apsidioles, which perfectly illustrate the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture, and form a picturesque ensemble with their stone roofs in the form of spherical caps. The hemicycle plan of the apse and apses, the cross vaulting of the tracery, and the barrel and cul-de-four vaulting of the apses are in the Romanesque tradition. However, the use of archaic construction techniques does not prevent the systematic use of the tiers-point arch, and the transept crossing and the apse are vaulted with ogives, which, it is true, is not innovative at the time of construction. It is especially the sculpture of most of the capitals that is resolutely Gothic. With its sophisticated compositions of water leaves and acanthus leaves, it has nothing to envy the most prestigious buildings of its time. Saint-Pierre Church has been affiliated with the parish of Saint-Sébastien de Crépy-en-Valois since 1996. In the context of its complete restoration begun in 2013, it was registered as a historical monument by order of October 15, 2014. Pending the completion of the work, the masses are postponed in other churches in the area.