Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Beffroi
Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Beffroi du 14e siècle (cad. AT 272) : classement par arrêté du 1er septembre 1922
- Protection dates
- 1922/09/01 : classé MH
- Type
- beffroi
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- rue du Beffroi
- Commune
- Fougères
- Département
- Ille-et-Vilaine
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.35387, -1.20432
- Mérimée reference
- PA00090555
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 4: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le beffroi comporte deux étages et une petite flèche en charpente couverte en ardoises. La partie basse date du 14e siècle, l'étage supérieur du 15e et la flèche a été reconstruite trois fois (16e siècle, 18e siècle et début 20e).
English translation
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History
The belfry comprises two storeys and a small wooden spire covered in slates. The lower part dates from the 14th century, the upper storey from the 15th and the spire has been rebuilt three times (16th century, 18th century and early 20th).
Nearby in the register
- Théâtre municipalthéâtreunder 1 mi
- Tour Desnosédifice fortifiéunder 1 mi
- Maison du 16e siècle, actuellement muséemaisonunder 1 mi
- Tour du Fourédifice fortifiéunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.