  Recent theoretical models suggest that young supernovae might be able to
accelerate particles, which in turn might generate very high energy gamma-ray
emission. We search for gamma-ray emission towards supernovae in nearby
galaxies which were serendipitously within the field of view of the High Energy
Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) within a year of the supernova event. H.E.S.S.
data collected between December 2003 and March 2015 were considered and
compared to recent catalogs. Nine candidate supernovae were identified and
analyzed. No significant emission from these objects has been found. Gamma-ray
emission upper limits, which are of the order $\sim$10$^{-13}$
cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ above 1 TeV, are reported.
