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Croix du 16e siècle

Le Rheu, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Croix du 16e siècle (cad. 316) : inscription par arrêté du 25 février 1946
Protection dates
1946/02/25 : inscrit MH
Type
croix de cimetière
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Le Rheu
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.07994, -1.77442
Mérimée reference
PA00090757

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1786 map "Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Croix du 16e siècle, située dans le cimetière, présentant les armes de Lotodé et des Debrays. Elle se compose d'un socle carré à sa base, octogonal à sa partie supérieure, amorti par des sections de pyramides. Le fût de la croix est octogonal sous la partie supérieure qui est de section carrée. Sur une des faces est représenté le Christ en croix ; de l'autre, un coeur. Le fût est formé de trois pierres de granit superposées.

English translation

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Cross of the 16th century, located in the cemetery, presenting the arms of Lotodé and Debrays. It consists of a square base at its bottom, octagonal at its upper part, terminated by pyramid sections. The shaft of the cross is octagonal beneath the upper part which is of square section. On one of the faces is depicted Christ on the cross; on the other, a heart. The shaft is formed of three superimposed pieces of granite.

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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