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Église Notre-Dame de Roscudon

Pont-Croix, Finistère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. AC 151) : classement par liste de 1862
Protection dates
1862 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place de l'Eglise
Commune
Pont-Croix
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.04097, -4.48927
Mérimée reference
PA00090294

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Fondée au 13e siècle par les seigneurs de Pont-Croix, Notre-Dame de Roscudon a conservé de sa première construction sa longue nef de sept travées et les premières travées du choeur, le reste ayant été remanié aux 15e et 16e siècles. La flèche de l'église servit de modèle pour celle que Bigot construisit à la cathédrale de Quimper au 19e siècle. En dépit des remaniements, l'église est l'édifice le plus représentatif de l'école d'architecture dite précisément de Pont-Croix. Ce style architectural, probablement influencé par l'art anglais, est vraisemblablement apparu à Languidou et s'est diffusé par la suite dans le pays bigouden et du Cap-Sizun.

English translation

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Founded in the 13th century by the lords of Pont-Croix, Notre-Dame de Roscudon has preserved from its original construction its long nave of seven bays and the first bays of the choir, the remainder having been altered in the 15th and 16th centuries. The spire of the church served as a model for the one Bigot built at the cathedral of Quimper in the 19th century. Despite the alterations, the church is the most representative building of the architectural school precisely called Pont-Croix. This architectural style, probably influenced by English art, likely appeared at Languidou and subsequently spread through the Bigouden region and Cap-Sizun.

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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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