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Église Saint-Pardoux

Laroquevieille, Cantal, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Portail (cad. C 82) : inscription par arrêté du 21 mars 1988
Protection dates
1988/03/21 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Laroquevieille
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.01611, 2.51088
Mérimée reference
PA00093530

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

De la construction du 12e siècle, ne restent que le choeur (voûte en plein cintre et abside en cul-de-four, arcatures reposant sur des stylobates et chevet demi-circulaire) et le portail. Les voussures du portail se terminent par une clef représentant une tête humaine. Traces de polychromie. La nef centrale de trois travées séparées par deux doubleaux, et les chapelles latérales datent du 15e siècle. Au 19e siècle, construction de la dernière chapelle nord (1826) , exhaussement du pavé de l'église (1843) , suppression des murs séparatifs des chapelles qui prennent ainsi l'allure de bas-côtés ( vers 1850) et remplacement du clocher à peigne par un clocher carré.

English translation

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From the construction of the 12th century, only the choir remains (round-arch vault and half-dome apse, arcatures resting on stylobates and semi-circular chevet) and the portal. The voussures of the portal end with a key representing a human head. Traces of polychromy. The central nave of three bays separated by two doubleaux, and the lateral chapels date from the 15th century. In the 19th century, construction of the last north chapel (1826), raising of the floor level of the church (1843), removal of the dividing walls of the chapels which thus take on the appearance of aisles (around 1850) and replacement of the comb tower by a square bell tower.

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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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