Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Michel d'Ayet
Bethmale, Ariège, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise d'Ayet : inscription par arrêté du 17 avril 1950
- Protection dates
- 1950/04/17 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 16e siècle, 2e moitié 17e siècle, 1ère moitié 18e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- R.D. 17
- Commune
- Bethmale
- Département
- Ariège
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 42.88702, 1.05984
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093777
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 1781 map "40 Ax." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Clocher de style maure comportant, à la partie supérieure, trois cloches. Galbe en volutes se terminant par deux boules et un petit arc plein cintre à sa partie supérieure. Intérieurement, l'église conserve une décoration complète en boiseries. Ce type d'ensemble est exceptionnel dans l'Ariège.
English translation
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History
Bell tower of Moorish style comprising, at the upper part, three bells. Bulge in volutes terminating in two balls and a small round arch at its upper part. Internally, the church preserves complete decoration in woodwork. This type of ensemble is exceptional in Ariège.
Nearby in the register
- Pontpont2 mi
- Église Saint-Pierre d'Ourjoutéglise2 mi
- Chapelle d'Aulignacchapelle2 mi
- Dolmen d'Ayersite archéologique2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.