Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité
Alan, Haute-Garonne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 18 novembre 1926
- Protection dates
- 1926/11/18 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Alan
- Département
- Haute-Garonne
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.22957, 0.94074
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094665
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1776 map "39 St. Lizier, St. Martory." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Construction de la fin du 13e ou du début du 14e siècle. Le portail en tiers-point s'ouvre sur la façade occidentale et sous le clocher. Un clocher-arcade (15e siècle) est situé au-dessus et au milieu du mur opposé au chevet. L'église remonte à l'époque de la construction du château des Evêques de Comminges qui établirent leur résidence dans cette ville.
English translation
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History
Construction of the late 13th or early 14th century. The pointed arch portal opens on to the western façade and beneath the bell tower. A clocher-arcade (15th century) is situated above and in the centre of the wall opposite the chevet. The church dates from the period of construction of the castle of the Bishops of Comminges who established their residence in this town.
Nearby in the register
- ancien évêchépalais épiscopalunder 1 mi
- Ancien hôpital Notre-Dame de Lorettehôpitalunder 1 mi
- Thermes gallo-romainsétablissement thermal2 mi
- Égliseéglise2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.