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Église Saint-Pierre

Bengy-sur-Craon, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Choeur, transept, façade ouest (cad. C 715) : classement par arrêté du 13 juin 1913
Protection dates
1913/06/13 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Bengy-sur-Craon
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.00020, 2.74736
Mérimée reference
PA00096648

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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

La construction primitive remonte au milieu du 12e siècle et a subi des remaniements au cours de l'époque moderne. Les voûtes primitives de la nef ont été remplacées par des voûtes et des arcs doubleaux en plâtre. Les contreforts extérieurs ont été supprimés. Les parements et les fenêtres ont été refaits ou dénaturés. Les deux étages du clocher, inspirés peut-être, dans leur forme générale, de dispositions anciennes, sont également une oeuvre moderne. Seuls le choeur (12e siècle) et le portail ouest (13e siècle) sont restés intacts.

English translation

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The primitive construction dates to the middle of the 12th century and underwent reworking during the modern period. The primitive vaults of the nave were replaced by vaults and double arches in plaster. The exterior buttresses were suppressed. The wall surfaces and windows were remade or disfigured. The two storeys of the bell tower, inspired perhaps in their general form by ancient arrangements, are likewise a modern work. Only the choir (12th century) and the western portal (13th century) have remained intact.

Nearby in the register

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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