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Église Saint-Pierre

Camiran, Gironde, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La façade et le campanile : classement par arrêté du 27 août 1907
Protection dates
1907/08/27 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Camiran
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.62775, -0.06706
Mérimée reference
PA00083505

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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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Eglise romane à deux nefs séparées par des arcs ogivaux retombant sur des piliers octogones. Porche et portail à voussures moulurées et tympan sans linteau. Arc externe couvert d'un chevron en zig-zag retombant en cul de lampe. Au nord, deux personnages frustes et mutilés. Au sud, deux autres personnages faisant la cabriole. Le quatrième arc retombe sur des colonnes à chapiteaux ornés (oiseaux montés sur quadrupèdes ; cinq personnages vêtus de longues robes). Porche du 17e siècle. Clocher arcade dont le trumeau entre les deux baies est une grosse colonne. Charpente ornementée.

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Romanesque church with two naves separated by ogival arches falling on octagonal pillars. Porch and portal with moulded voussoirs and tympanum without lintel. External arch covered with a chevron in zig-zag falling into a corbel. To the north, two rough and mutilated figures. To the south, two other figures capering. The fourth arch falls on columns with decorated capitals (birds mounted on quadrupeds; five figures dressed in long robes). Porch of the 17th century. Arcade bell tower whose trumeau between the two openings is a large column. Ornamented roof structure.

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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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