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Église de Tabaux

Caillavet, Gers, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise de Tabaux (cad. A 208) : inscription par arrêté du 9 mars 1979
Protection dates
1979/03/09 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1772, 1850
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Caillavet
Département
Gers
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.71489, 0.34756
Mérimée reference
PA00094754

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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

La partie ouest de la nef et le clocher mur remontent sans doute à l'époque romane. La partie Est de la nef et l'abside semi-circulaire remontent sans doute au 17e siècle. Le plan antérieur a probablement été conservé en supprimant, éventuellement, la voûte et les contreforts. L'avant porche, construit en 1850, est écroulé. La sacristie date de 1772. L'autel en pierre est sans doute l'ancien autel roman retourné, comme l'indiqueraient les motifs décoratifs renversés visibles à la base.

English translation

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The west part of the nave and the wall bell tower date no doubt from the Romanesque period. The east part of the nave and the semi-circular apse date no doubt from the 17th century. The earlier plan was probably retained by removing, possibly, the vault and the buttresses. The entrance porch, built in 1850, has collapsed. The sacristy dates from 1772. The stone altar is no doubt the old Romanesque altar turned over, as would be indicated by the reversed decorative motifs visible at the base.

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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