EPSLP provides open public access to historical monographs, architectural diagnostic reports, restoration manuals, and administrative documentation regarding the churches and sacred art of Saint Lubin du Perche. Any student, citizen, or heritage researcher is encouraged to consult and download these educational resources freely without commercial restriction.
EPSLP EGLISES ET PATRIMOINE DE SAINT LUBIN DU PERCHE advances public education, cultural preservation, and historic conservation across the Saint Lubin du Perche parish by protecting its vital religious heritage. Working alongside municipal leaders, regional cultural administrations, and local heritage experts, the organization conducts systematic surveys, active restoration projects, and public engagement initiatives to safeguard historical churches, chapels, oratories, and sacred artifacts. By revitalizing these architecturally significant sites and bringing their historical value to light, the association strengthens community identity, stimulates sustainable cultural tourism, and creates accessible educational spaces for residents and visitors alike. Through non-discriminatory programming, open public lectures, and collaborative conservation work, the entity ensures that irreplaceable historic monuments remain preserved, structurally secure, and freely accessible as public artistic treasures for present and future generations.
In keeping with our educational mandate, our Technical and Archival Committees publish free technical reference sheets. These documents are designed to assist rural homeowners, village officials, and heritage volunteers in recognizing historical building components and avoiding damaging intervention practices.
A practical 16-page guide explaining the chemical difference between breathable natural slaked lime (NHL 2 / NHL 3.5) and Portland cement. Includes historical sand aggregate recipes, mixing ratios, and application techniques for flint rubble walls.
An exhaustive architectural monograph compiling high-resolution measured plans, nave elevation drawings, Romanesque mason marks, and historical churchwarden accounts detailing post-war repairs.
Full diagnostic findings conducted with the Architectes des Bâtiments de France, analyzing timber moisture, beetle damage in oak cross-ties, and recommended phases for structural reinforcement.
EPSLP communicates openly with regional newspapers (such as L'Action Républicaine and L'Écho Républicain), departmental cultural bodies, and community members regarding ongoing restorations and public meetings.
Following windstorm damage on the north slope of the church, EPSLP volunteer teams in coordination with Nogent-le-Rotrou emergency crews safely secured heavy-duty permeable protection over exposed roof laths. The temporary installation prevents rain penetration while permanent slate procurement proceeds.
The Municipal Council of Saint Lubin du Perche has approved a non-repayable matching subsidy of 4,800 euros toward our collaborative initiative to remove 20th-century cement mortar from the lower exterior stonework of the parish church. EPSLP volunteers will provide matched volunteer labor hours to carry out preliminary joint cleaning.
Following a joint survey with the Departmental Curator of Antiquities and Objects of Art (CAOA), our archival committee successfully submitted the dossier requesting official heritage inscription for the carved walnut statue of Saint Lubin, ensuring heightened legal protection and future conservation funding.
Physical stone and mortar represent only part of our historical heritage; the written records generated by parish churchwardens, village rectors, and municipal clerks over four centuries constitute an equally fragile treasure. Our Archival Committee undertakes systematic preservation and transcription of historic parish records.
These documents—dating from the reign of Louis XIV through the French Revolution—include hand-bound leather fabric ledgers (comptes de la fabrique) that detail everyday rural economics: payments of five sous to an itinerant roofer to fix slates damaged by hail in 1724, purchases of tallow candles for winter vespers, and records of church bells rung during severe thunderstorms to ward off lightning strikes.
To protect these fragile paper manuscripts from acidic decay, silverfish damage, and dampness, our volunteers have encapsulated original folios in acid-free Mylar sleeves stored within climate-buffered museum boxes. Furthermore, high-resolution 600-DPI digital facsimiles have been deposited with the Departmental Archives of Eure-et-Loir in Chartres, ensuring that family genealogists and academic historians can consult every page without subjecting the original 300-year-old paper to physical friction.
Clear, straightforward answers about how our association operates, how public visits are organized, and how our non-profit funding works.
The exterior churchyard and grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset. The interior of the church is open every weekend from 10:00 to 18:00 between April and October. For weekday academic, historical, or genealogical visits, our volunteer keyholders can open the church upon prior request via our contact form.
No. In accordance with our non-profit status, all community concerts, open-door tours, and historical lectures are completely free of charge. We do not sell tickets or require commercial purchases. Attendees who wish to support our roof repairs are welcome to place voluntary donations in the public collection box, but there is never any obligation.
All membership fees, subsidies, and contributions are fully reinvested into the association's public interest missions. Over 80% of our budget is spent directly on physical restoration materials, artisanal carpentry, slate repair, and specialized stone conservation. Our board members work 100% on an unpaid volunteer basis.
Not at all! While experienced stonemasons and carpenters are highly valued, we have crucial roles for everyone: grounds raking, historical archive indexing, brochure distribution, guiding visitors during European Heritage Days, and photography. We provide on-site guidance and safety equipment for all participants.
Yes, enthusiastically. We regularly host primary and secondary school classes from Nogent-le-Rotrou and neighboring communes. Our educational committee prepares age-appropriate scavenger hunts, architectural rubbings worksheets, and guided discovery sessions completely free of charge for schools.
Non-commercial photography without flash or invasive tripod equipment is freely permitted. For specialized high-resolution scholarly documentation requiring auxiliary lighting or access to locked belfry or sacristy areas, please submit an academic accreditation request via our contact portal.
We are deeply grateful for historical contributions from local families. We can scan your antique postcards, family photographs showing the church exterior, or historical documents on site without retaining your originals, enriching our community digital archive while returning your precious heirlooms safely.