The Saint-Gorgon church and its Romanesque tower in 1900

From 1055, churches dedicated to Saint-Gorgon were built, successively, near the place where the procession bringing back the relics of the saint would have stopped before crossing the Meurthe. 

We can nevertheless date the construction of the current church to 1528. Particularly famous because of the legend of Saint-Nicolas de Varangéville, and valuable for its atypical architecture, it is also valuable for the presence, within its walls, of the famous “Encastrés de Varangéville”, walled-up skulls visible on the north facade of the building.

Undergoing numerous changes throughout its history and hit hard during the First World War, it will be marked, among others, by the destinies of René II of Lorraine, Charles IV of Lorraine and King Stanislas.

A municipal building, the town of Varangéville carefully watches over this exceptionally rich heritage.