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Église Saint-Michel

Souvigné, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. B 597) : inscription par arrêté du 30 mars 1926
Protection dates
1926/03/30 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
9e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Souvigné
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.52165, 0.39713
Mérimée reference
PA00098118

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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

La première église fut construite au 9e siècle par le duc d'Alluys, seigneur de Vaujours. Elle fut reconstruite en partie au 15e siècle en conservant le mur nord et le mur ouest. Vers le milieu du 16e siècle, devenue trop petite, l'église est agrandie et la charpente fut continuée dans le style du 15e siècle. L'un des vitraux semble dater du 14e siècle, et représente Sainte-Catherine et Sainte-Barbe. Quatre autres vitraux datent du 16e siècle.

English translation

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The first church was built in the 9th century by the duke of Alluys, lord of Vaujours. It was partly rebuilt in the 15th century, retaining the north wall and the west wall. Towards the middle of the 16th century, having become too small, the church is enlarged and the roof structure was continued in the 15th-century style. One of the windows appears to date from the 14th century, and represents Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara. Four other windows date from the 16th century.

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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