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Église de la Castagnère

Barran, Gers, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise de la Castagnère (cad. AX 56) : inscription par arrêté du 7 septembre 1978
Protection dates
1978/09/07 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
la Castagnère
Commune
Barran
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.60953, 0.48946
Mérimée reference
PA00094725

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1770 map "74 Auch." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le porche présente un décor de damiers et torsades d'époque romane. Le tympan est sans doute moderne (vers 1840 ?) et porte un décor curieux en creux : tiare et clefs de Saint-Pierre. Le parement présente des traces d'incendie. La tribune possède un escalier du côté gauche liturgique, particularité assez rare. Les peintures du plafond de la nef date de 1904.

English translation

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The porch presents a decoration of chequerwork and twisted mouldings of the Romanesque period. The tympanum is probably modern (around 1840?) and bears a curious decoration in relief: tiara and keys of Saint Peter. The facing shows traces of fire. The tribune possesses a staircase on the left liturgical side, a fairly rare feature. The paintings of the ceiling of the nave date from 1904.

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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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