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Église Saint-Pierre

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, Landes, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Choeur et clocher surmontant le choeur (cad. D 269) : classement par arrêté du 23 février 1969
Protection dates
1969/02/23 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont
Département
Landes
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
43.88296, -0.51978
Mérimée reference
PA00084011

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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

Les seules parties anciennes sont le chevet roman composé d'une abside et de deux absidioles, sur plan tréflé, et le clocher carré bâti sur le choeur. L'absidiole nord a été légèrement exhaussée, probablement après le pillage du 16e siècle par les Calvinistes, au détriment de son couronnement. Le choeur est orné d'un décor stuqué du 18e siècle. Le clocher, massif et carré, comporte le même couronnement que le chevet, et les angles nord-est et sud-est sont abattus sur le tiers de la hauteur. L'église était un prieuré dépendant de l'abbaye bénédictine de Saint-Sever. En 1308, le prieuré de Saint-Pierre du Mont est rattaché à l'église de la Madeleine, de Mont-de-Marsan. L'église fut, depuis ses origines, le siège d'une confrérie des bateliers de la Midouze.

English translation

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The only ancient parts are the Romanesque chevet composed of an apse and two absidioles, on trefoil plan, and the square bell tower built on the choir. The north absidiole has been slightly raised, probably after the pillaging of the 16th century by the Calvinists, to the detriment of its crown. The choir is ornamented with a stucco decoration of the 18th century. The bell tower, massive and square, comprises the same crown as the chevet, and the north-east and south-east angles are cut off for a third of the height. The church was a priory dependent on the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Sever. In 1308, the priory of Saint-Pierre du Mont is attached to the church of the Madeleine, of Mont-de-Marsan. The church was, from its origins, the seat of a confraternity of boatmen of the Midouze.

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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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