Saint-Aignan's Church

Considered the town's oldest parish church, it is said to have been founded around 400 by Saint-Aignan, Bishop of Chartres, who, according to tradition, was buried here. During the feudal period, Saint-Aignan was the parish church of the Counts of Chartres, close to the castle that dominated the area of today's covered market. Following a fire that ravaged the area in the early 16th century, the church was completely rebuilt. All that remains is a 14th-century portal set into the center of the façade. Sold in 1793 for demolition, it was saved by its purchasers, but used as a prison and fodder store or depot. Worship was not restored until 1823. Of the eleven parishes that existed in Chartres before the Revolution, this is the only one to have been re-established.

Place

  Place Saint-Aignan, 28000 Chartres

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