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Église Saint-Martin

Rouffiac, Cantal, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Martin (cad. C 707) : inscription par arrêté du 5 décembre 1984
Protection dates
1984/12/05 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Rouffiac
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.02283, 2.13668
Mérimée reference
PA00093590

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "15 Aurillac." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Eglise vraisemblablement construite au 13e siècle sur une crypte plus ancienne, puis modifiée aux 15e, 17e et 19e. Choeur du 13e siècle, voûté à la fin de la période gothique (15e siècle). Nef de quatre travées (refaite au 17e siècle) flanquées de chapelles latérales. Clocher-porche dont le portail porte la date de 1689, et évoque la première Renaissance. La crypte a été agrandie au 19e siècle. A la même époque, la nef a été couverte en fausses voûtes gothiques. En 1831, adjonction de la sacristie contre le flanc sud. Des vestiges de peinture murale apparaissent sous l'enduit du choeur et des chapelles latérales, datant probablement du 17e siècle.

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Church probably built in the 13th century on an older crypt, then modified in the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries. Choir of the 13th century, vaulted at the end of the Gothic period (15th century). Nave of four bays (remade in the 17th century) flanked by lateral chapels. Porch tower whose portal bears the date of 1689, and evokes the first Renaissance. The crypt was enlarged in the 19th century. At the same period, the nave was covered with false Gothic vaults. In 1831, addition of the sacristy against the south flank. Vestiges of mural painting appear beneath the render of the choir and the lateral chapels, probably dating from the 17th century.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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