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Église Saint-Honorat

Chilhac, Haute-Loire, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 6 mars 1925
Protection dates
1925/03/06 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 14e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Chilhac
Département
Haute-Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.15594, 3.43792
Mérimée reference
PA00092651

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1769 map "53 Brioude, Issoire." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifice de la fin du 14e siècle, composé d'une nef de quatre travées, terminée par un chevet rectangulaire percé d'une baie. Chapelles et clocher complètent le plan. L'une des chapelles nord conserve deux colonnes romanes engagées, dernier vestige de la construction romane. Au midi se trouve une chapelle pentagonale avec cinq arcs d'ogive et clef pendante. L'un des pans coupés de cette chapelle, présentant un enfoncement mouluré, a servi d'enfeu ou d'autel. Toutes les clefs de voûtes sont armoriées. Le clocher carré devait se terminer par une flèche octogonale selon les traces restantes d'amorces des arêtes.

English translation

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Building of the late 14th century, composed of a nave of four bays, ended by a rectangular chevet pierced with an opening. Chapels and bell tower complete the plan. One of the north chapels preserves two engaged Romanesque columns, last vestige of the Romanesque construction. To the south is found a pentagonal chapel with five ogive arches and pendant keystone. One of the cut facets of this chapel, presenting a moulded recess, served as a wall tomb or altar. All the vault keystones are armorial. The square bell tower should have ended with an octagonal spire according to the remaining traces of edge voussoir beginnings.

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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