A recent study by the present author of gothic architecture in French-speaking Switzerland has shown that the artistic relations often pointed out with Burgundian architecture and that of Franche-Comte should be rethought. The parallels drawn between Burgundian gothic architecture and the cathedrals of Lausanne and Geneva cannot be explained by direct dependency, but by simultaneous adaptation of Anglo-Norman forms. Furthermore, the affinities between the smaller or medium sized buildings are nearly always limited to the adaptation of the same type of flat chevet with a few variations, whereas the detailed execution is a product of local customs. Closer relations are visible only between the cathedrals of Lausanne and Besancon and between the collegiate church of Neuchatel and a few buildings in Franche-Comte and Burgundy. Conversely, there is a close relation between the Gothic architecture in French-speaking Switzerland and a few churches in northern Savoy (Abondance, Evian-les Bains, etc.).
