Church of Our Lady, Chamant

Notre-Dame Church is a Catholic parish church located in Chamant, in the Oise department in France.

Its Romanesque bell tower was built following the foundation of the parish in 1129. It was completed by an octagonal stone spire during the 13th century, which makes it a remarkable ensemble, representative of the bell towers of Île-de-France. The Romanesque choir was replaced by a very simple radiating Gothic construction around 1260 or a few decades later. The present choir is not vaulted, and its only ornament is the three windows with late radiant filling. The rest of the church was rebuilt in the first half of the 16th century. Only the chapel of the Virgin to the south of the base of the bell tower and the choir is vaulted with ogives from the beginning. The nave and its only side aisle to the south were originally of a summary construction. Between 1863 and 1877, a questionable restoration financed by Napoleon III brought a neo-Gothic vaulting, and an interior decoration in the troubadour style. The only authentically flamboyant gothic elements of the nave and the side aisle are the large arcades and the southern portal, which is beautifully crafted. The church of Notre-Dame was classified as a historical monument by order of May 4, 1921. Today it is affiliated to the parish of Saint-Rieul de Senlis. Sunday masses are celebrated there from October to April at 11:15 am, except the first Sunday of the month.