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Église Saint-Martial

Contigny, Allier, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 13 juin 1927
Protection dates
1927/06/13 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 15e siècle
Later work
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Contigny
Département
Allier
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.35228, 3.30410
Mérimée reference
PA00093068

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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

Eglise romane comportant primitivement une seule nef de trois travées, voûtées, avec adjonction au 12e siècle de deux bas-côtés, voûtés d'arètes et, au 15e siècle, d'une chapelle au midi. En 1861, des travaux furent exécutés pour la construction d'une travée supplémentaire à l'ouest. Le portail a été conservé et rapporté au devant de la nouvelle travée. Le clocher est de plan carré et comprend, à l'étage et sur chacune de ses faces, deux fenêtres composées de deux arcatures géminées sur colonnette centrale.

English translation

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Romanesque church originally comprising a single nave of three vaulted bays, with the addition in the 12th century of two aisles, vaulted with groin vaults, and in the 15th century, of a chapel to the south. In 1861, works were carried out for the construction of an additional bay to the west. The portal was preserved and placed in front of the new bay. The bell tower is square in plan and comprises, at the storey level and on each of its faces, two windows composed of two geminate arcatures on a central column.

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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