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Église Saint-Pierre

Chaillac, Indre, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Pierre, sauf sacristie (cad. AC 84) : inscription par arrêté du 16 juin 1989
Protection dates
1989/06/16 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 16e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Chaillac
Département
Indre
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.43542, 1.29928
Mérimée reference
PA00097291

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IGN France — Géoportail

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "31 Le Blanc, Chateauroux, Montmorillon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Seule église conservée des trois qui existaient dans le bourg au début du 13e siècle. Aucun vestige antérieur au 12e siècle n'a été repéré. L'édifice en croix latine présente deux époques de construction. La nef de style roman a été élevée à la fin du 12e ou au début du 13e siècle. Vers 1500, le transept et le choeur lui ont été ajoutés. Au début du 18e isècle, ajout d'un clocher massif, bâti en exhaussant la travée occidentale de la nef.

English translation

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The only church preserved of the three that existed in the town at the beginning of the 13th century. No remains earlier than the 12th century have been identified. The building in the form of a Latin cross presents two periods of construction. The nave in the Romanesque style was built at the end of the 12th or at the beginning of the 13th century. Around 1500, the transept and the choir were added to it. At the beginning of the 18th century, a massive bell tower was added, built by raising the western bay of the nave.

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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