Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Notre-Dame
Faverolles, Indre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : classement par arrêté du 9 août 1930
- Protection dates
- 1930/08/09 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 13e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Faverolles
- Département
- Indre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.17153, 1.41019
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097346
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La nef et la façade occidentale datent du 11e siècle, conservant des traces du 10e siècle. Le choeur a été refait à la fin du 12e siècle et présente un chevet à cinq pans. A la fin du 15e siècle, des contreforts furent placés autour de l'église pour arrêter les tassements et permettre le voûtement de la nef. Le clocher a été ajouté au 17e siècle. Puits du 16e siècle. L'église était prieuré de l'abbaye de Villeloin.
English translation
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History
The nave and the western façade date from the 11th century, retaining traces of the 10th century. The choir was remade at the end of the 12th century and presents a chevet with five sides. At the end of the 15th century, buttresses were placed around the church to arrest settlements and permit the vaulting of the nave. The bell tower was added in the 17th century. Well of the 16th century. The church was a priory of the abbey of Villeloin.
Nearby in the register
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