Saint-Sauveur Church (Église Saint-Sauveur)

The Église Saint-Sauveur is a Gothic parish church built between 1220-1350, originally constructed to serve workers building Richard the Lionheart's Château Gaillard fortress. The church features a rare Greek cross floor plan with four equal branches of 29 meters each, and a distinctive 47-meter wooden spire that defines the Petit-Andely neighborhood skyline. Inside, visitors can admire the 1674 Ingout organ - one of the oldest functioning organs in France - along with 13th-century sculptures, 16th-century frescoes in the choir, and a magnificent Louis XIV altarpiece from the Abbaye de Mortemer. Classified as a Monument Historique since 1840, making it one of France's earliest protected monuments, the church remarkably survived the 1203 siege during which Philippe Auguste ordered the village burned but the church spared. Entry is free and the church is open daily for self-guided visits, with guided group tours available through the tourism office.