Church of Saint Vivien, Rouen: Distant three-quarter view showing the three-aisled church

A chapel existed on the site since the 13th century; rebuilt in 1358. The form of the present church is 14th to 17th centuries, eventually with three aisles and no transept. In 1560, the Calvinists caused damage to the church; the rebuilding was completed 1636. It was heavily restored in the nineteenth century, with the front porch being removed and replaced with a neo-Gothic portal by Lucien Lefort (1892). In 1880 Rue Armand Carrel was extended up to the church and surrounding houses destroyed.