A church saved,
open to travellers.
A church is usually kept for oneself. This one welcomes travellers, so that a couple or a family can live a unique moment in a space of 300 m².
Unique stay · Dompierre-Becquincourt · Somme
An entire church,
all to yourselves.
300 m² all to yourselves, about 166 m² of them heated all year, with a sauna, a spa bath, a massage chair and a suite beneath the timber roof. An exceptional gîte, a self-catering holiday home inside a restored church, in the Somme, on the road between Lille and Paris, for up to four people.
And what will you dream here?
- up to 4 guests
- 300 m², 166 of them heated
- Sauna & spa bath
- From 1 January 2028
- ≈ €300 a night (indicative)
19.12.2027Inauguration
First stays on 1 January 2028
First stays on 1 January 2028
A church saved,
Leave calmer
and rested.
Sauna, spa bath, cold showers, Japanese massage chair, high-end bedding, hiking trails and bike rides: everything is designed to help you recharge.
The ideal stopover
between Lille and Paris.
Take the time to discover in depth a département and a region that few people really know, and which are nevertheless wonderful.
The interactive model
Step into the church.
Before you even sleep in it.
Remove the roof, change floors, stroll through the future gîte on foot, room by room.
A VISIT AT YOUR OWN PACEThe place.
The place.
From every angle.
The model loads when you ask for it.
Heritage
Destroyed by war,
saved from abandonment.
You are in the Somme, in the heart of the Hauts-de-France. Destroyed during the First World War, the church of Becquincourt was rebuilt in 1930. Then it was deconsecrated and left to decay: it came close to being destroyed a second time.
When I took it over, it was on its last legs: holes of more than a metre in the roof, no gutters, hundreds of pigeons inside, bricked-up windows, cement that stopped the brick from breathing, and pierced louvres through which rain came into the bell tower at the slightest storm.
I saved it to safeguard the heritage of my village, respecting the work of the elders, the trades that built it in 1930:
- Masons
- Bricklayers
- Stonemasons
- Carpenters
- Roofers
- Zinc workers
- Joiners
- Locksmiths and ironworkers
- Glaziers
- Plasterers
- Tilers
- Decorative painters
No photograph of this reconstruction exists. As with so many churches, farms and schools rebuilt after the war, all that remains are architects’ plans, estimates and letters. These craftsmen worked in the shadows: all that remains of them is their work.
All over France, churches are closed or under threat. I am opening this one to the public to give it a future.
The countdown
Inauguration
on 19 December 2027.
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The inauguration will take place on Sunday 19 December 2027 at noon, by invitation only. The first nights follow from 1 January 2028.
Be notified of the opening
Where to find me?
In the centre of
Hauts-de-France.
In the Somme, between Amiens, Saint-Quentin and Lille. For Paris, allow about 1 h 15 by road.
- Amiens42 km · 44 min
- Saint-Quentin39 km · 41 min
- Lille92 km · 1 h
- Paris128 km · 1 h 15
- Calais161 km · 1 h 35
In the media
« Des Racines
et des Ailes ».
Becquincourt church was featured in the France 3 programme broadcast on 6 December 2017, in its report on Hauts-de-France.
The report starts at 1 h 44 min 11 s. The YouTube player only loads when you start it.
A word from Luc
The story of a building that refuses to disappear.
This site tells the story of the former church of Becquincourt: its construction, the war years, its reconstruction, its abandonment, then its rebirth.
Through photos, videos and archives, I invite you to explore every stage of this metamorphosis. And soon, to spend the night here.
— Luc
I already welcome guests.
For several years I have welcomed guests in my other gîte, “Retour vers le futur en 1977”, in Dompierre-Becquincourt.
- 4.9 out of 5
- Over 230 reviews
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Going further
History, works and legend.
History of the church
2,000 years, two churches: from the church destroyed by the war to its reconstruction.
The works diary
A passionate owner’s building site, step by step.
The legend of Saint Plük
It all begins with a tree.
Project partners
The institutions and craftspeople bringing the church back to life.