Church of Saint-Valery and Marine Cemetery, Varengeville-sur-Mer
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Gardens and Clifftop Heritage of Varengeville-sur-Mer
5 attractions · 8h 25min · transit route
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About Church of Saint-Valery and Marine Cemetery
The Church of Saint-Valery is a remarkable 12th-century Romanesque church perched dramatically on the Ailly cliffs, 80 meters above the English Channel. This historic site features two distinct naves: the original northern nave with its characteristic Romanesque timber framework and a later 16th-century Gothic southern nave. The church is home to an extraordinary Tree of Jesse stained glass window created by Cubist master Georges Braque in 1962, commissioned by André Malraux, which bathes the apse in soothing blue light.
Church of Saint-Valery and Marine Cemetery — Planning Your Visit
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Despite its name, the Marine Cemetery contains almost no sailors or fishermen. The dramatic cliffs made building a port impossible, so local residents were historically farmers and craftsmen rather than seafarers. The evocative name was popularized by French Academy members Jérôme and Jean Tharaud in their 1948 Le Figaro articles, drawing a poetic parallel to Paul Valéry's famous 1920 poem about a similar clifftop graveyard in Sète.
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