Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Denis
Prunay-le-Gillon, Eure-et-Loir, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH, protection totale
- Extent of protection
- Le portail : classement par arrêté du 10 août 1920 - L'église en totalité (cad. AC 85) : inscription par arrêté du 12 avril 2010
- Protection dates
- 1920/08/10 : classé MH, 2010/04/12 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 2e quart 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Prunay-le-Gillon
- Département
- Eure-et-Loir
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.36462, 1.63509
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097187
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 1767 map "27 Chartres." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ce portail du 13e siècle est un exemple du pur gothique. Il convient de souligner la qualité de la charpente à chevrons formant fermes dont les poinçons sont sculptés. Le seigneur de Prunay, Louis de Billy, est à l'origine de son établissement de 1541 à 1547.
English translation
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History
This 13th-century portal is an example of pure Gothic. It is fitting to emphasise the quality of the roof structure with chevron rafters forming full frames whose king-posts are sculpted. The lord of Prunay, Louis de Billy, is at the origin of its establishment from 1541 to 1547.