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Église Saint-Julien

Jayac, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Le choeur, le transept et les chapelles latérales (cad. D 89) : inscription par arrêté du 29 novembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/11/29 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Jayac
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.03083, 1.34446
Mérimée reference
PA00082591

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1785 map "35 Sarlat." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Eglise à choeur roman voûté en berceau, et chevet plat. Quatre colonnes soutenant des arcs en plein cintre se trouvent des deux côtés du choeur. Chapiteaux sculptés. La croisée du transept supporte le clocher. Le choeur des chapelles latérales forme deux absidioles voûtées en cul de four. La nef et la façade ont été restaurées au 19e siècle.

English translation

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Church with a Romanesque choir vaulted in barrel vault, and flat chevet. Four columns supporting round arches are found on both sides of the choir. Sculptured capitals. The crossing of the transept supports the bell tower. The choir of the lateral chapels forms two apsidioles vaulted in cul-de-four form. The nave and façade were restored in the 19th century.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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