Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Menoux
Saint-Menoux, Allier, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : classement par liste de 1840
- Protection dates
- 1840 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Saint-Menoux
- Département
- Allier
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.58525, 3.15704
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093280
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'église a servi de chapelle à une abbaye bénédictine dont l'existence est connue par une charte de l'an 1000. Les chapiteaux présentent des figures monstrueuses sur toutes les faces (11e siècle). La nef et le clocher datent du 14e siècle. Le clocher était autrefois surmonté d'une flèche.
English translation
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History
The church served as chapel to a Benedictine abbey whose existence is known from a charter of the year 1000. The capitals present monstrous figures on all faces (11th century). The nave and the bell tower date from the 14th century. The bell tower was formerly surmounted by a spire.
Nearby in the register
- Maison des Vertus cardinalesmaisonunder 1 mi
- Château de Clusorschâteauunder 1 mi
- Château de Souyschâteau1 mi
- Château des Echardonschâteau1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.