Pont sur Yonne - Notre-Dame

In 754, the place was called "Pons Icauna" referring to the settlement at a (wooden) bridge over the Yonne River. A stone bridge existed in 1175, it got reconstructed in the 17th century and destroyed during the Second World War. Only three arches remain

Notre-Dame Church is one of the first Gothic churches in France. It was built at the same time as Sens Cathedral (15km south) and to whose chapter it falls.
Construction began between 1130 and 1140. The church was consecrated to the Virgin Mary in 1169 by William of Champagne, Archbishop of Sens.

The nave