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Église Saint-Orens de Laas

Caillavet, Gers, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise de Laas (cad. C 91) : inscription par arrêté du 12 juillet 1978
Protection dates
1978/07/12 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1783
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
Laas
Commune
Caillavet
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.70109, 0.32730
Mérimée reference
PA00094753

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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 chevet semi circulaire ainsi que les murs nord et sud sont les restes de l'édifice roman primitif. Le portail sud porte la date de 1783. Le chrisme du tympan de la porte romane primitive se montre à l'intérieur de la nef, au-dessus du linteau droit de l'entrée. Le bas-côté nord est un ajout moderne. Sept arcatures romanes ornent le fond du chevet, pourvu d'un autel primitif, et abrité par un lambris plat, la voûte ayant disparu soit pendant la guerre de Cent ans, soit pendant les guerres de Religion.

English translation

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The semicircular chevet as well as the north and south walls are the remains of the primitive Romanesque building. The south portal bears the date 1783. The chi-rho of the tympanum of the primitive Romanesque door shows itself inside the nave, above the straight lintel of the entrance. The north aisle is a modern addition. Seven Romanesque arcatures ornament the depth of the chevet, furnished with a primitive altar, and sheltered by a flat ceiling, the vault having disappeared either during the Hundred Years War or during the Wars of Religion.

Nearby in the register

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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