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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Villefranche-de-Lonchat, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 6 décembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/12/06 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Villefranche-de-Lonchat
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.94871, 0.05289
Mérimée reference
PA00083068

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David 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).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

En 1117, l'église fut donnée par Guillaume, évêque de Périgueux, à l'abbaye de la Sauve. Les moines de la Sauve y construisirent un prieuré . L'église est à clocher roman avec ouvertures en plein cintre. Tour d'escalier carré à gauche du clocher. Sous le choeur, petite crypte romane avec autel en pierre.

English translation

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In 1117, the church was given by Guillaume, bishop of Périgueux, to the abbey of la Sauve. The monks of la Sauve built a priory there. The church has a Romanesque bell tower with round arch openings. Square staircase tower to the left of the bell tower. Beneath the choir, small Romanesque crypt with stone altar.

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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