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Église Saint-Loup

Saint-Arcons-d'Allier, Haute-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise paroissiale (cad. D 128) : inscription par arrêté du 20 février 1980
Protection dates
1980/02/20 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 1er quart 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Arcons-d'Allier
Département
Haute-Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.06846, 3.55048
Mérimée reference
PA00092829

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1780 map "54 Saint-Flour." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifiée au 12e siècle, complétée par les chapelles latérales au 15e et 16e siècle, l'église a été amputée de son chevet à la suite de l'écroulement du clocher, ainsi que de sa partie occidentale. Le clocher a été reconstruit en 1814 sur plan carré. Ce qui subsiste de l'édifice comprend une nef de trois travées, flanquée de chapelles. L'intérieur montre des éléments sculptés de belle qualité : chapiteaux romans de l'arc triomphal et des piliers de la nef, culots de retombée d'ogives du 16e siècle ainsi qu'une clef de voûte représentant l'Agneau mystique entre deux anges, datée 1503.

English translation

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Built in the 12th century, completed by lateral chapels in the 15th and 16th centuries, the church was cut short of its chevet following the collapse of the bell tower, as well as its western part. The bell tower was rebuilt in 1814 on a square plan. What remains of the building comprises a nave of three bays, flanked by chapels. The interior shows sculptural elements of fine quality: Romanesque capitals of the triumphal arch and pillars of the nave, abutment keystones of 16th-century ribs as well as a vault key representing the Mystic Lamb between two angels, dated 1503.

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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