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Église Saint-Sour

Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église en totalité (cad. AH 437) : inscription par arrêté du 3 mai 2001
Protection dates
2001/05/03 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 16e siècle
Later work
19e siècle
Architect or builder
Chevals Abbé (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
la Nicle
Commune
Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.12701, 1.30553
Mérimée reference
PA00083011

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "34 Tulle, Pompadour." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Commencée sous Bertrand de Rouffignac (1491-1505) , l'église du monastère fut achevée par Bertrand de la Faye (1520-1540) dans un gothique flamboyant. Les nouveaux bâtiments furent incendiés pendant les guerres de Religion en 1569, entraînant la décadence de l'abbaye qui s'accentua aux 17e et 18e siècles. L'église est restaurée au 19e siècle (fin des travaux en 1889). Travaux d'urbanisme en 1950. Présence de vestiges lapidaires de l'époque romane (chapiteaux, modillons) et gothique (gisant et bas-reliefs).

English translation

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Begun under Bertrand de Rouffignac (1491-1505), the church of the monastery was completed by Bertrand de la Faye (1520-1540) in flamboyant gothic. The new buildings were set on fire during the Wars of Religion in 1569, leading to the decline of the abbey which increased in the 17th and 18th centuries. The church is restored in the 19th century (end of works in 1889). Urbanisation works in 1950. Presence of stone remains from the Romanesque period (capitals, modillions) and gothic period (recumbent figure and low reliefs).

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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