Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption stands in Èze, a medieval village overlooking the French Riviera. Its ochre neoclassical façade presents a round oculus, paired Greek Corinthian pilasters, and a two-level square bell tower.

Antoine Spinelli rebuilt the church between 1764 and 1778, replacing a structure that had fallen into ruin. Inside, a single baroque nave opens onto side chapels, trompe-l’œil paintings, and an Adoration of the Magi from Raphael’s school. Bishop Astesan of Nice consecrated the church in 1772, while its two bells, Marie-Madeleine and Laurence, followed in 1777. Relics of Saint Germain arrived in 1778, and the final consecration took place in 1779. Historic-monument protection has covered the building since 1984.

Lightning strikes removed the bell tower’s original dome, while its blue clock face refers to the Virgin Mary. A burial here belongs to Francis Blanche, whose epitaph reads: “Let me sleep, I was made for it.”