Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Saturnin
Limeray, Indre-et-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH partiellement, protection totale
- Extent of protection
- Eglise, sauf partie classée (cad. B 1241) : inscription par arrêté du 30 mars 1926 ; Clocher roman (cad. B 1241) : classement par arrêté du 16 octobre 1992
- Protection dates
- 1926/03/30 : inscrit MH, 1992/10/16 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Limeray
- Département
- Indre-et-Loire
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.46015, 1.04265
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097815
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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
Petit édifice rural du 12e siècle, revoûté au 16e siècle en style angevin. Percements flamboyants des 15e et 16e siècles. Abside voûtée en cul de four. La façade occidentale semble dater du 16e siècle et s'ouvre par un portail formé d'un arc en plein cintre reposant sur deux colonnettes à chapiteaux feuillagés.
English translation
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History
Small rural building of the 12th century, re-vaulted in the 16th century in Angevin style. Flamboyant openings of the 15th and 16th centuries. Apse vaulted with a semi-dome. The western façade appears to date from the 16th century and opens through a portal formed of a round arch resting on two colonnettes with foliated capitals.
Nearby in the register
- Ancien Palais de Justice ou Audiencepalais de justiceunder 1 mi
- Manoir d'Avisémanoirunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Martinégliseunder 1 mi
- Ancienne grange aux dîmesgrange aux dîmes2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.