Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Pierre
Riscle, Gers, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise (cad. AD 222) : classement par arrêté du 25 février 1974
- Protection dates
- 1974/02/25 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle, 4e quart 15e siècle, 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Riscle
- Département
- Gers
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 43.65808, -0.08595
- Mérimée reference
- PA00094898
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailBibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)
3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1843 map "Carte de l'Etat-Major 1:40,000 (1820-1866)" (IGN France — Géoportail).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise mentionnée dès le 11e siècle. Le gros oeuvre ne remonte vraisemblablement qu'au 14e siècle. De 1478 à 1490, d'importants travaux de restauration furent effectués. Le monument a souffert des guerres de Religion, avec l'incendie des toitures et l'écroulement des voûtes. Celles-ci furent en partie refaites au 19e siècle, dans le style des voûtes qui avaient résisté à la destruction du 16e siècle. Choeur polygonal. Le tympan du portail a été refait en terre cuite et représente Saint-Dominique recevant le rosaire.
English translation
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History
Church mentioned as early as the 11th century. The main structure probably dates only from the 14th century. From 1478 to 1490, important restoration works were carried out. The monument suffered from the Wars of Religion, with the burning of roofs and the collapse of vaults. These were partly remade in the 19th century, in the style of the vaults that had resisted destruction in the 16th century. Polygonal choir. The tympanum of the portal was remade in terracotta and represents Saint Dominic receiving the rosary.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.