Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Mexme
Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Ancienne abbaye (cad. AS 604) : classement par liste de 1840
- Protection dates
- 1840 : classé MH
- Type
- abbaye
- Main period of construction
- Moyen Age
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- place Saint-Mesme
- Commune
- Chinon
- Département
- Indre-et-Loire
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.16783, 0.24557
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097659
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Dvkedome of Turone. Touraine. Tvronensis Ducatus" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Monastère implanté au 5e siècle par Saint-Mexme, disciple de Saint-Martin. Principal édifice religieux de la ville jusqu'à la Révolution.
English translation
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History
Monastery established in the 5th century by Saint-Mexme, disciple of Saint-Martin. Principal religious building of the town until the Revolution.
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