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Abbaye Notre-Dame

Fontgombault, Indre, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH partiellement, protection totale
Extent of protection
Parties anciennes de l'abbaye : classement par liste de 1862 ; Ancien prieuré de Décenet, initialement situé sur la commune de Pouligny-Saint-Pierre (Indre) , démonté pierre par pierre, et remonté dans l'enceinte de l'abbaye : inscription par arrêté du 3 septembre 1934
Protection dates
1862 : classé MH, 1934/09/03 : inscrit MH
Type
abbaye
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une association
Commune
Fontgombault
Département
Indre
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.67652, 0.97920
Mérimée reference
PA00097347

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

La chapelle de l'ancien prieuré de Decenet, petit édifice roman, est ornée d'un décor peint du 13e siècle, dont un Christ en gloire entouré du tétramorphe et une Annonciation.

English translation

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The chapel of the former priory of Decenet, a small Romanesque building, is adorned with 13th-century painted decoration, including a Christ in Majesty surrounded by the tetramorphe and an Annunciation.

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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