Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Jacques
Bergerac, Dordogne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise Saint-Jacques (cad. DM 16) : inscription par arrêté du 28 décembre 1984
- Protection dates
- 1984/12/28 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 16e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle, 19e siècle
- Dates
- 1685, 1870
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Bergerac
- Département
- Dordogne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.85143, 0.48289
- Mérimée reference
- PA00082375
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise fondée au 12e siècle par les moines de Saint-Florent de Saumur, installés à Bergerac, au prieuré de Saint-Martin. L'édifice fut presque totalement démoli au cours des guerres de Religion. La reconstruction commença en 1685, sur les premières fondations. Soubassements du 12e siècle. Clocher-mur terminant le bas-côté sud du 15e siècle. Clocher-tour abritant le choeur bâti à la fin du 16e siècle. Façades et portail des 17e et 18e siècles. Décor et voûtes de 1870.
English translation
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History
Church founded in the 12th century by the monks of Saint-Florent de Saumur, established in Bergerac, at the priory of Saint-Martin. The building was almost completely demolished during the Wars of Religion. Reconstruction began in 1685, on the first foundations. Basements of the 12th century. Bell gable terminating the south aisle of the 15th century. Bell tower sheltering the choir built at the end of the 16th century. Façades and portal of the 17th and 18th centuries. Decoration and vaults of 1870.
Nearby in the register
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- Maison dite La vieille aubergemaisonunder 1 mi
- Immeubleimmeubleunder 1 mi
- Maison dite Château Henri IVchâteauunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.