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Église Saint-Barthélémy

Brinon-sur-Sauldre, Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. I 164) : inscription par arrêté du 20 septembre 1926
Protection dates
1926/09/20 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Later work
19e siècle, 20e siècle
Dates
1924
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place de l'Eglise
Commune
Brinon-sur-Sauldre
Département
Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.56650, 2.25529
Mérimée reference
PA00096745

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David 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).

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La nef est du 12e siècle. Le choeur et le chevet à pans coupés sont du 15e siècle. L'auvent est peut-être du 16e siècle. L'édifice a subi des restaurations aux 19e et 20e siècles (en 1924). Le choeur et l'abside sont couverts par des voûtes d'ogives séparées par un arc doubleau reposant sur des piliers demi octogonaux. Les arcs diagonaux retombent sur des culots ornés de figurines. Le parement extérieur des façades de l'abside a été reconstruit en briques apparentes. Le clocher, entièrement en bois, prend naissance sur le sol de la nef. Seize piliers supportent une grande plateforme sur laquelle reposent le corps du clocher et une flèche octogonale. Au nord, une petite tourelle carrée renferme l'horloge.

English translation

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The nave is of the 12th century. The choir and the chevet with cut corners are of the 15th century. The porch is perhaps of the 16th century. The building underwent restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries (in 1924). The choir and the apse are covered by rib vaults separated by a transverse arch resting on half-octagonal piers. The diagonal arches rest on corbels decorated with figurines. The external facing of the apse façades has been rebuilt in exposed brick. The bell tower, entirely of wood, rises from the floor of the nave. Sixteen piers support a large platform on which rest the body of the bell tower and an octagonal spire. To the north, a small square turret houses the clock.

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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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