Église de l'Assomption

The village of Censeau is home to a real treasure, nestling in the heart of the Church of the Assumption, which was built in 1749.

Above its altar sits a magnificent triptych by Jean Poyer, one of the most talented and renowned artists of his time, dated between 1500 and 1502. This work is one of the masterpieces of French painting.

The triptych was commissioned by Jean IV de Chalon, Prince of Orange and Lord of Nozeroy at the time, to decorate the chapel of the Franciscan convent in the medieval town.

Dismembered and sold to the State during the French Revolution, the work was reconstituted and restored before being displayed for several months in an exhibition at the Musée du Louvre. It was then returned to its place of origin in Censeau, although the current central section is not the original.

The three panels of the triptych have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1930.