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Église Saint-Martin

Ainay-le-Vieil, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. AM 109) : classement par arrêté du 17 janvier 1912
Protection dates
1912/01/17 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Ainay-le-Vieil
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.66622, 2.55270
Mérimée reference
PA00096627

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église comprend une nef bâtie dans la seconde moitié du 13e siècle et un choeur à abside polygonale rebâtie au 16e siècle. En avant de la nef se trouve un clocher dont le rez-de-chaussée date du 12e siècle et dont la partie supérieure a été reconstruite au 16e siècle. Sur le côté gauche de la nef se trouve une chapelle seigneuriale datant de la fin du 15e siècle. La nef est voûtée en ogive sur nervures. La deuxième travée de la nef constituait le choeur primitif. Les chapiteaux sont ornés de crochets et de feuillages. Fragments de vitraux peints de la fin du 15e siècle.

English translation

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The church comprises a nave built in the second half of the 13th century and a choir with polygonal apse rebuilt in the 16th century. In front of the nave there is a bell tower whose ground floor dates from the 12th century and whose upper part was reconstructed in the 16th century. On the left side of the nave there is a seigniorial chapel dating from the end of the 15th century. The nave is ribbed vault. The second bay of the nave constituted the original choir. The capitals are decorated with crockets and foliage. Fragments of painted stained glass from the end of the 15th century.

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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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