Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église du prieuré Saint-Martin
Orsennes, Indre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 21 octobre 1925
- Protection dates
- 1925/10/21 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Orsennes
- Département
- Indre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.47649, 1.68346
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097416
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 LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1707 map "La Province de Berry. La Generalite de Bourges." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La nef, le choeur, le sanctuaire, l'absidiole demi circulaire et la travée de bas-côté du choeur qui précède cette absidiole, datent du milieu du 12e siècle. A l'emplacement des anciens transepts se trouvent, à gauche, une chapelle aggrandie vers l'est au dépens du bas-côté nord du choeur ; à droite, un clocher qui paraît avoir été élevé sur les fondations du 12e siècle. Ces deux dernières parties datent du 15e siècle. L'absidiole de droite a été surélevée d'un étage ainsi que le bas-côté qui la précédait, lors de la construction, au 19e siècle, du système de sacristies qui englobe tout le chevet.
English translation
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History
The nave, the choir, the sanctuary, the semi-circular absidiole and the bay of the aisle of the choir which precedes this absidiole, date from the mid-12th century. At the location of the former transepts are found, on the left, a chapel enlarged towards the east at the expense of the north aisle of the choir; on the right, a bell tower which appears to have been raised on the foundations of the 12th century. These last two parts date from the 15th century. The absidiole on the right was raised by one storey as was the aisle which preceded it, at the time of the construction, in the 19th century, of the system of sacristies which encompasses the entire chevet.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Breuil-Yvainchâteau1 mi
- Dolmen dit La Pierre-à-la-Martedolmen2 mi
- Dolmendolmen2 mi
- Dolmen dit de Chardydolmen2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.