Founded in the 11th century, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is one of the oldest religious witnesses in the country of Craonnais, a region of the south of Mayenne marked by a strong historical continuity and a dense religious heritage. Built in russard sandstone, it is part of a very old local architectural tradition. Its foundation is sometimes attributed to Robert d'Arbrissel, a major figure in religious reform, hermit in the forest of Craon, founder of the Abbey of La Roë and the Order of Fontevraud. Mentioned before 1117, given to La Roë and confirmed as parish and prior church in 1136, it belongs fully to the monastic network shaped by this reformer.
Roman in its essence, the building preserves an 11th century nave, a choir and a 12th century tower, as well as a western gate of the late 12th century, reinforced after the Hundred Years' War. Its silhouette is marked by a lateral bell tower with a belfry, a dome and a lantern. The structure was resumed in the 14th century, the chapels of the south side added between the late 15th and early 16th century, and the sacristy probably built around 1690. Reversed in 1711, the bell tower was rebuilt by a carpenter of the village. The interior, of remarkable richness, brings together 15th century capital arcades, monumental table in tuffeau and marble, high relief of the Assumption, golden tabernacle of Antoine Dymkovski, 18th century side altarpieces, painting of the Rosary and stained glass windows of the Carmel of Mans.
Attached to the parish of Saint-Clément du Craonnais in the diocese of Laval, the church remains a living place of worship and is now undergoing restoration with regard to the structure and the cover of the transept and the southern slope choir.
