Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Pierre
Yolet, Cantal, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise (cad. B 347) : inscription par arrêté du 21 août 1992
- Protection dates
- 1992/08/21 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle, 15e siècle
- Later work
- 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Yolet
- Département
- Cantal
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.92738, 2.53154
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093756
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Une église est mentionnée pour la première fois en 1069. Il ne reste rien de ce premier édifice, qui fut certainement reconstruit vers le 14e siècle. Les chapelles nord puis sud furent greffées ultérieurement sur la nef. Le clocher semble avoir été ajouté au 19e siècle. L'édifice se compose d'une nef unique à quatre travées et d'un choeur à abside polygonale. Le portail oriental semble avoir été recomposé au 19e siècle, avec récupération d'éléments sculptés provenant de parties détruites : blason central aux armes de Saint-Pierre ; culots sculptés (ange portant phylactère) servant d'assise aux pinacles, ou de couronnement (chapiteau orné de pampres). Ce portail reprend le modèle du 15e siècle avec ébrasement à colonnettes sur bases prismatiques, petits chapiteaux à feuillages et voussures correspondantes en arc brisé. Les vantaux à tympan en éventail sont récents. L'intérieur dénote deux campagnes de construction de la nef. L'ensemble est voûté d'ogives à doubleaux à triples nervures. Les culots constituent l'essentiel de l'ornement sculpté. Décor 19e siècle.
English translation
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History
A church is mentioned for the first time in 1069. Nothing remains of this first building, which was certainly rebuilt around the 14th century. The north and then south chapels were grafted later onto the nave. The bell tower appears to have been added in the 19th century. The building consists of a single nave with four bays and a choir with polygonal apse. The eastern portal appears to have been recomposed in the 19th century, with recovery of sculpted elements from destroyed parts: central coat of arms with the arms of Saint Peter; sculpted corbels (angel bearing phylactery) serving as the base for the pinnacles, or as crowning (capital decorated with grape vine ornament). This portal follows the model of the 15th century with splayed opening with small columns on prismatic bases, small capitals with foliage and corresponding voussures in pointed arch. The vaults with fan-shaped tympan are recent. The interior shows two building campaigns of the nave. The whole is vaulted with rib vaults with doubleaux with triple ribs. The corbels constitute the essential element of the sculpted ornament. 19th century decoration.
Nearby in the register
- Ferme Varetfermeunder 1 mi
- Château du Douxchâteauunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Bonnetégliseunder 1 mi
- Château de Caillacchâteau1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.