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Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte

Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne, Cantal, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte avec son enclos et sa croix (cad. B 75) : inscription par arrêté du 30 janvier 1986
Protection dates
1986/01/30 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.02765, 2.58123
Mérimée reference
PA00093604

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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

Le sanctuaire et le clocher, ainsi que le pignon pourraient remonter au début du 12e siècle, vestiges d'une église qui, dans son principe, était un prieuré de l'abbaye Saint-Gérauld d'Aurillac. Destruction des cinq chapelles au 15e siècle. La sacristie et le porche couvert datent de 1667, ainsi que la croix de pierre du parvis. La voûte et les peintures de la nef datent de 1855. L'abside est en cul-de-four.

English translation

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The sanctuary and the bell tower, as well as the gable could date back to the early 12th century, vestiges of a church which, in its principle, was a priory of the abbey of Saint-Gérauld d'Aurillac. Destruction of the five chapels in the 15th century. The sacristy and the covered porch date from 1667, as does the stone cross of the parvis. The vault and the paintings of the nave date from 1855. The apse is in cul-de-four.

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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