Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Martin de Louchapt
Martel, Lot, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Choeur (cad. AP 194) : inscription par arrêté du 17 septembre 1990
- Protection dates
- 1990/09/17 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 19e siècle
- Dates
- 1872
- Architect or builder
- Lizot A. (architecte)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Martel
- Département
- Lot
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.95280, 1.62352
- Mérimée reference
- PA00095290
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1785 map "35 Sarlat." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Au début du 12e siècle existait un prieuré. Par la suite, il dépend de l'abbaye bénédictine de Brajac dans la Cantal. C'est un petit édifice à chevet polygonal, nef unique et chapelles latérales formant transept (reconstruites entièrement vers 1867-1872 par l'architecte Lizot). Epoque à laquelle a également été refait le pavage de toute l'église, et les murs remontés pour refaire la charpente. Deux colonnes engagées à chapiteaux sculptés de motifs géométriques marquent l'entrée du choeur.
English translation
The text above is the record as published by the Ministère de la Culture, in French. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Ministère de la Culture; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com
History
At the beginning of the 12th century there existed a priory. Subsequently it was dependent on the Benedictine abbey of Brajac in the Cantal. It is a small building with a polygonal chevet, single nave and lateral chapels forming a transept (entirely rebuilt around 1867-1872 by the architect Lizot). Period at which the paving of the entire church was also redone, and the walls rebuilt to remake the roof structure. Two engaged columns with capitals sculpted with geometric motifs mark the entrance to the choir.
Nearby in the register
- Chapelle de Maradénou ou Malodènechapelle1 mi
- Église Saint-Mauréglise1 mi
- Hôtel de La Raymondiehôtel1 mi
- Hallehalle1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.