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Église Notre-Dame

La Guerche-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Notre-Dame (cad. AP 158) : classement par arrêté du 15 novembre 1913
Protection dates
1913/11/15 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
10e siècle, 13e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.94199, -1.22980
Mérimée reference
PA00090587

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1723 map "Le Duche D'Anjou." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

De la construction du 13e siècle ne subsiste qu'une partie de l'abside. L'édifice a été reconstruit aux 15e et 16e siècle. En 1556, l'église est pillée par les soldats de Rohan. Après les guerres de Religion, les chanoines font restaurer l'édifice et construire des stalles aux panneaux tous différents, représentant des scènes de l'Ecriture. Au nord, les miséricordes figurent les péchés capitaux. L'ornementation reprend les arabesques de style Renaissance.

English translation

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Of the 13th-century construction only part of the apse remains. The building was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1556, the church was plundered by the soldiers of Rohan. After the Wars of Religion, the canons had the building restored and constructed misericords with panels all different, representing scenes from Scripture. To the north, the misericords depict the seven deadly sins. The ornamentation takes up the arabesques of Renaissance style.

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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