Saint Julien and Saint Blaise church in Longsols

The recent restoration of Longsols timber-frame church has succeeded in revealing the great significance of this Champagne building. The regular nature of its timber frame and the quality of its decoration have been revealed.

Of ample proportions and fairly vast dimensions, it is subdivided into two parts. Firstly a four span nave with a central part covered with a floor, and side-aisles with curious plaster pointed arches. This is followed by an eastern ensemble in the shape of a square cross and formed by the arms of the transept and a very deep choir.

The artistic and archaeological value of the building is evident. The nave, an example of the architectural style employing a tiered roof, seems older, probably dating from the end of the 15th century. The choir-transept ensemble on the contrary is in an original style without equivalent in the group of wooden churches in the region. However, it doesn’t seem much later judging by the use of gothic motifs in the window decoration.

Finally, this church with all its character, original and containing quality furniture, seems of equal interest to Der's most well-known monuments.