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Ancien prieuré de Saint-Genest

Perrusson, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les restes de la chapelle : inscription par arrêté du 16 juin 1928
Protection dates
1928/06/16 : inscrit MH
Type
prieuré
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Perrusson
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.09424, 1.01628
Mérimée reference
PA00097911

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Du prieuré ne subsistent plus que les murs de l'abside polygonale. Murs, fenêtres et contreforts sont délabrés. La construction de cette chapelle doit remonter à l'époque de la fondation du prieuré par l'abbaye de Cormery, vers le 9e siècle, ce que confirmerait la base des murs en petit appareil de pierre. Les ouvertures murées semblent remonter au 11e siècle. Toute la partie supérieure a été reconstruite sans doute au 15e siècle. Près de la chapelle se trouve un puits à margelle du 16e siècle, décoré de pilastres et de mascarons.

English translation

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Of the priory there remain only the walls of the polygonal apse. Walls, windows and buttresses are dilapidated. The construction of this chapel must date back to the time of the foundation of the priory by the abbey of Cormery, around the 9th century, which would be confirmed by the base of the walls in small rubble stone. The walled openings appear to date to the 11th century. The entire upper part was rebuilt probably in the 15th century. Near the chapel is found a well with a 16th-century rim, decorated with pilasters and mascarons.

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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