Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-André
Argent-sur-Sauldre, Cher, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : classement par arrêté du 22 décembre 1944
- Protection dates
- 1944/12/22 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 1er quart 15e siècle
- Later work
- 4e quart 19e siècle
- Dates
- 1892
- Architect or builder
- Guérin Octave (maître de l'oeuvre)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Argent-sur-Sauldre
- Département
- Cher
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.56008, 2.44857
- Mérimée reference
- PA00096631
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1713 map "Le Berri et Le Nivernois, La Beauce et La Sologne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Cette église a été édifiée au 13e siècle comme chapelle du château (?). La nef du 13e siècle a été agrandie au début du 15e siècle pour Marie de Sully et Charles d'Albret. Le clocher-porche, le choeur, l'abside et les chapelles sont du 15e siècle. L'édifice a été restauré en 1892 par Octave Guérin.
English translation
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History
This church was built in the 13th century as a chapel of the château (?). The nave of the 13th century was enlarged in the early 15th century for Marie de Sully and Charles d'Albret. The porch tower, the choir, the apse and the chapels are of the 15th century. The building was restored in 1892 by Octave Guérin.
Nearby in the register
- Châteauchâteauunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.