Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Croix du 16e siècle
Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence, Aveyron, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Croix près du pont, à l'entrée du village d'Olhaguet : inscription par arrêté du 4 novembre 1927
- Protection dates
- 1927/11/04 : inscrit MH
- Type
- croix monumentale
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence
- Département
- Aveyron
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.81404, 2.75337
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094153
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 1783 map "15 Aurillac." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Croix en pierre avec fût en forme de colonne et piédestal, située près du pont, à l'entrée du village. Cette croix est à personnages et porte trois anges debout sur la partie du fût à section carrée. La croix semble dater du 15e siècle, et le fût de la Renaissance.
English translation
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History
Stone cross with shaft in the form of a column and pedestal, situated near the bridge, at the entrance to the village. This cross features figures and bears three standing angels on the part of the shaft with square section. The cross appears to date from the 15th century, and the shaft from the Renaissance.
Nearby in the register
- Calvairecalvaire monumentalunder 1 mi
- Chapelle de Melschapelle1 mi
- Église d'Albinhacéglise3 mi
- Chapelle de Laussacchapelle3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.