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Église Saint-Pierre de Tourtirac

Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, Gironde, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise de Tourtirac : inscription par arrêté du 21 novembre 1925
Protection dates
1925/11/21 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle
Dates
1607
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
Tourtirac
Commune
Gardegan-et-Tourtirac
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.89404, -0.03662
Mérimée reference
PA00083558

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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

L'église porte une dédicace de 1607, correspondant peut-être à un remaniement de l'édifice. Suivant la disposition usitée au 12e siècle, l'édifice est voûté en berceau et possède une coupole sur pendentif dans la travée qui précède l'abside, au-dessus de laquelle s'élève le clocher. La nef est couverte d'une voûte du 19e siècle. L'escalier qui monte au clocher part à environ trois mètres du sol, ce qui en facilite la défense.

English translation

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The church bears a dedication of 1607, perhaps corresponding to a reworking of the building. Following the arrangement used in the 12th century, the building is vaulted with a barrel vault and possesses a dome on pendentives in the bay which precedes the chevet, above which rises the bell tower. The nave is covered with a vault of the 19th century. The staircase which goes up to the bell tower starts at approximately three metres from the ground, which facilitates its defence.

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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