Chapelle Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas - La Cotinière

Description

The history of this chapel is longer than it seems! A place of worship (Saint-Nicolas chapel) existed in the middle of the village, but it is said to have sunk into the sand around the 6th century. It wasn't until 1957 that the "Notre-Dame des Flots" chapel was built with the help of the villagers. Unfortunately, the ground was not stable and the building sank... Finally, in 1966, architect Kieffer launched the construction of a third chapel on the edge of the harbour. The "Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas de La Cotinière" chapel opened for worship on April 14, 1968. Although the building remains humble, it features beautiful stained glass windows and a wall of crosses in homage to all those lost at sea.