The church

In the monograph written in 1920 by Edmond Spalikowski, a writer from Clères and Georges Cavé, justice of the peace of Clères, we find a very precise description of the church:

"Before the French Revolution, the parish of Grugny depended on the Grand Archdeaconry of Rouen and one of the eight deaneries of Pavilly. It was united for worship in 1816 at the Houssaye Béranger, where it has remained ever since.

The church itself is a humble construction of flint and stone which must have risen from the ground in the thirteenth century but considerable alterations were made in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and nothing indicates the period in which it was originally built.

Logically oriented to the east, bounded by a wall that runs along the road from Grugny to St Victor and encloses the old cemetery, it is topped by a picturesque slate bell tower that slopes towards the west as if it wanted to fight against the sea winds.

The entrance door, whose carpentry dates from the seventeenth century, is protected by a small 5-sided canopy resting on 2 buttresses.

The church has 3 parts: the nave, the choir and the sacristy. The bell tower rises to about 20 meters. It contains a bell on which can be read the following inscription: "I have been blessed by Mr. Léopold Augustin Holley, parish priest of La Houssaye Béranger, and named Marie Antoinette by Mr. Jean Armand Alexandre de Montlambert and by Miss Marie Antoinette Alexandre de Montlambert under the management of Mr. François Dormigny, mayor of Grugny. Caplain, foundry at Ronlin-Madame in 1820.

The vaulted wooden nave has been dispossessed of a windchest, replaced by an iron rod. It is illuminated by white glass windows."

The paving of large terracotta tiles described in 1920 has been replaced by black and white square pavers.

The holy water font carved in a huge stone is on the right as you enter, as well as the baptismal font in carved sandstone.

A modern stained-glass window donated by the brotherhood of St. Avoye in 1901 illuminates the choir. To the right of the altar, a representation of St. Avoye attracts many pilgrims every year on Trinity Sunday.

 Father Leleu was the last parish priest of Grugny. His tomb, which remained agains