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Église Saint-Germain

Allouis, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Germain, y compris le porche, et à l'exclusion de la sacristie (cad. C 439) : classement par arrêté du 20 avril 1990
Protection dates
1990/04/20 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Allouis
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.16660, 2.22677
Mérimée reference
PA00096629

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1707 map "La Province de Berry. La Generalite de Bourges." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Construction romane dont l'aspect a été remanié au 19e siècle. L'intérieur conserve un décor peint à fresque de la fin du 12e siècle. Le décor actuel n'est probablement qu'une partie d'un grand ensemble qui s'étendait à l'abside, au choeur et peut-être à une partie de la nef. La composition découverte couvre la face occidentale du mur séparant la nef et le choeur, semble consacrée à la glorification du Christ incarné et de son sacrifice rédempteur, un calendrier sur l'intrados de l'arc diaphragme et trois ecclésiastiques nimbés se détachant sur un fond de fleurs de lis, peints au 15e siècle sur le mur goutterot sud de la nef.

English translation

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Romanesque construction whose appearance was reworked in the 19th century. The interior preserves a fresco painted decoration of the end of the 12th century. The current decoration is probably only part of a great ensemble which extended to the apse, the choir and perhaps to part of the nave. The discovered composition covers the western face of the wall separating the nave and choir, seems dedicated to the glorification of the incarnate Christ and his redemptive sacrifice, a calendar on the intrados of the diaphragm arch and three nimbed ecclesiastics standing out against a background of fleurs de lis, painted in the 15th century on the south wall gutter of the nave.

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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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