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Église Saint-Symphorien

Neuville, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. ZK 170) : classement par arrêté du 1er février 1996
Protection dates
1996/02/01 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Neuville
Département
Puy-de-Dôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.74508, 3.43639
Mérimée reference
PA00092553

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Un des rares exemples d'édifice roman primitif auvergnat (nef romane, choeur gothique). La nef et les bas-côtés sont très étroits et offrent des caractères propres à l'art roman auvergnat à ses débuts : importance des surfaces murales, absence de chapiteaux et de décor sculpté. Clocher ajouré de baies géminées en plein cintre, typique des églises de Livradois.

English translation

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One of the rare examples of a primitive Auvergnat Romanesque building (Romanesque nave, Gothic choir). The nave and the aisles are very narrow and display characteristics peculiar to Auvergnat Romanesque art in its beginnings: importance of wall surfaces, absence of capitals and carved decoration. Open bell tower with twin openings in round arch, typical of the churches of Livradois.

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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