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Église de la Nativité

Yvignac-la-Tour (anciennement Yvignac), Côtes-d'Armor, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. A 718) : classement par liste de 1889
Protection dates
1889 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Yvignac-la-Tour (anciennement Yvignac)
Département
Côtes-d'Armor
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.34831, -2.17592
Mérimée reference
PA00089755

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "Le Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise en granit pouvant remonter au 11e siècle, dont le choeur a été reconstruit au 15e siècle. La nef romane a été modifiée au 12e et 13e siècle. De l'édifice primitif subsistent cinq travées de la nef et la majeure partie du mur de l'abside. Les piliers sont ornés de chapiteaux sculptés. Divers ornements sont placés à la rencontre des bandeaux et des nervures verticales qui séparent les travées.

English translation

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Church in granite that may date back to the 11th century, of which the choir was rebuilt in the 15th century. The Romanesque nave was modified in the 12th and 13th centuries. From the primitive building there remain five bays of the nave and the greater part of the wall of the apse. The pillars are ornamented with carved capitals. Various ornaments are placed at the meeting of the bands and the vertical ribs that separate the bays.

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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