Church of Saint-Samson, Ouistreham
1180
The church is a dependency of the Ladies' Abbey in Caen
Site history
To the Abbey’s prestigious patronage, the church very probably owes its rich decor, uniquely geometric, with an exceptionally high western facade, with three arcade levels above a porch devoid of a tympanum. The nave is also evocative of the arrangement found in Caen’s Sainte Trinité (Ladies’ Abbey). The choir and the tower date from the 13th century.
Pratical information
Eglise Saint-Samson
Place Lemarignier
14150 OUISTREHAM
Tel : 02 31 97 18 63
Site location
Images of the site
1027 - Arlette’s fountain
FALAISE
1027 - William the conqueror’s castle
FALAISE
1046-1047 - Ryes, the ‘Sente au Batard’
RYES
1047 - The battle of Val-es-Dunes
ARGENCES
1057 - Varaville
VARAVILLE
11th century - Dives-sur-Mer, the church of Notre Dame
DIVES-SUR-MER
1066 - The Ladies’ Abbey
CAEN
1067 - Eglise Abbatiale
SAINT-PIERRE-EN-AUGE
1077 - The Men’s Abbey
CAEN
1060 - Caen Castle
CAEN
1040-1050 - The Olivet Castle mound – Grimbosq
GRIMBOSQ
1077 - Bayeux Cathedral
BAYEUX
1066 - Bayeux Tapestry
BAYEUX
1083 - Church of Saint-Nicolas, Caen
CAEN
11th century - Church of Saint-Laurent, Falaise
FALAISE
12th century - The Church of Saint-Martin, Ryes
RYES
11th century - Church of Saint-Pierre, Thaon
THAON
1180 - Church of Saint-Samson, Ouistreham
OUISTREHAM
10th century - The Château Ganne in La Pommeraye
LA POMMERAYE