Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de Saint-Michel
Quimperlé, Finistère, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise (cad. AR 402) : classement par arrêté du 6 mai 1915
- Protection dates
- 1915/05/06 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- place Saint-Michel
- Commune
- Quimperlé
- Département
- Finistère
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.87101, -3.54808
- Mérimée reference
- PA00090380
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IGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 7: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise commencée au 13e siècle, dont le choeur, les porches latéraux ainsi que la tour datent du 15e siècle. La nef conserve sa disposition primitive. Le porche méridional est tapissé à l'intérieur de niches ornées. Le porche nord est divisé par deux arcades jumelles appuyées sur un pilier qui soutient un bénitier et que couronne un dais. Le tympan de la grande arcade est sculpté d'écussons et le gâble orné de crossettes. Les porches sud et nord sont surmontés d'une chambre accessible par un escalier latéral.
English translation
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History
Church begun in the 13th century, of which the chevet, the lateral porches and the bell tower date from the 15th century. The nave retains its primitive layout. The south porch is lined on the interior with niches ornamented. The north porch is divided by two twin arcades supported on a pillar which supports a font and which is crowned by a canopy. The tympanum of the large arch is sculpted with escutcheons and the gable ornamented with crockets. The south and north porches are surmounted by a chamber accessible by a lateral staircase.
Nearby in the register
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
- Immeublesimmeubleunder 1 mi
- Maison du 16e sièclemaisonunder 1 mi
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.