There is something unusual about Saint-Liphard that isn't immediately obvious from this view. The church has a trefoil-shaped plan, created by its transept ending in semicircular apses. The arrangement is described as unique in the region and is more commonly associated with churches in northern France and the Rhineland.
The story behind the church goes back much further. Liphard, a 6th-century hermit associated with Meung, was buried here, and an oratory was built over his tomb. A Romanesque church followed in the 10th century, while the present structure incorporates later Gothic alterations. The church became a collegiate church in 1068.
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