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Église Saint-Denis

Chemilly, Allier, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par arrêté du 28 décembre 1910
Protection dates
1910/12/28 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Chemilly
Département
Allier
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.48894, 3.31616
Mérimée reference
PA00093059

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Edifice du 12e siècle se composant d'une nef de trois travées avec bas-côtés. Un double transept sur lequel s'ouvrent deux absidioles et un sanctuaire de plan semi circulaire sépare la nef des absides. La nef centrale est voûtée en berceau ogival, les bas-côtés sont couverts en voûtes d'arêtes ainsi que le transept nord et la travée de croisée. Le transept sud est voûté en plein cintre. Cul-de-four dans les absides. Sur la croisée s'élève un clocher carré comprenant deux étages.

English translation

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Building of the 12th century comprising a nave of three bays with aisles. A double transept on which open two absidioles and a sanctuary of semicircular plan separate the nave from the apses. The central nave is vaulted with an ogival barrel vault, the aisles are covered with rib vaults as well as the north transept and the crossing bay. The south transept is vaulted with a round arch. Apse vault in the apses. Over the crossing rises a square bell tower comprising two storeys.

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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