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Église des Carmes

Lauzerte, Tarn-et-Garonne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures (cad. AB 452) : inscription par arrêté du 25 avril 1974
Protection dates
1974/04/25 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 17e siècle
Dates
1676, 1836, 1844
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Lauzerte
Département
Tarn-et-Garonne
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.25533, 1.13954
Mérimée reference
PA00095774

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Languedoc, occidentale." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Jusqu'à la Révolution, l'église fut celle d'un couvent de Carmes fondé au 14e siècle. Ruinée en 1562 et 1568 lors des guerres de Religion, elles fut rebâtie en 1676. D'importantes réparations furent réalisées en 1836 (dont façade et porte d'entrée à pilastres doriques et fronton). Le choeur à chevet plat est limité par deux piliers supportant une arcade en plein cintre et est couvert d'un lambris à cavet. En arrière du retable se trouvent la sacristie et des dépendances. La première travée de la nef a été élargie sur la gauche en 1844 pour former la chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié. Le clocher-mur terminé par un pignon triangulaire surmonte le chevet. Un grand retable baroque occupe tout le fond du choeur.

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Until the Revolution, the church was that of a convent of Carmelites founded in the 14th century. Ruined in 1562 and 1568 during the Wars of Religion, it was rebuilt in 1676. Substantial repairs were carried out in 1836 (including façade and entrance door with Doric pilasters and pediment). The choir with flat chevet is bounded by two pillars supporting a round-arch arcade and is covered with a cavetto panelling. Behind the retable are found the sacristy and outbuildings. The first bay of the nave was enlarged on the left in 1844 to form the chapel Notre-Dame de Pitié. The porch tower terminated by a triangular gable stands above the chevet. A large Baroque retable occupies the entire back of the choir.

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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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