Between coast and Toul Côtes de Meuse we do not really know where you are but what is certain is that the church of Saint-Léger-sous-les Gironville Coast (common Geville) dominates the plain of Woëvre its delicate but imposing figure.
Built in the XII century in Romanesque style, the church will be changed regularly until the eighteenth century. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries will see significant contributions throughout the Gothic nave, while the eighteenth century will bring classical elements more scattered.
The most notable relate to the medieval fortified building including a hoarding that caps the tower that housed a bank vault. Bretèches or deadly, place of worship in the village was also a refuge in case of war for centuries. These devices were probably helpful to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
If this is not the only church Meuse retaining elements such outstanding defense, it still remains an outstanding example of medieval fortified church.
A building can not miss on this common Geville where there are also fortified church Jouy-sous-les-Cotes or the fabulous Abbey Rangeval.
More information:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gironville-sous-les-C% C3% B4tes
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