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Église Notre-Dame

La Ville-aux-Dames, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 6 mars 1947
Protection dates
1947/03/06 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 15e siècle, 2e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1731
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
La Ville-aux-Dames
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.39602, 0.76258
Mérimée reference
PA00098289

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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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De l'édifice du 11e siècle subsistent les deux tiers inférieurs du mur de l'abside semi- circulaire, et celui qui le prolonge au sud vers l'ouest. Au 15e siècle, la partie supérieure du mur absidal et la nef furent reconstruites. La porte principale s'ouvre au nord. En anse de panier, elle est circonscrite par une large gorge où circule une guirlande de feuilles de vignes, et surmontée d'une accolade amortie par un cul de lampe et se détachant devant un tympan transparent. L'ensemble est accosté de deux pilastres avec niches surmontées de dais. Le tympan est circonscrit par une accolade amortie par un fleuron. La nef est couverte en charpente dont les entraits et les poinçons datent du 15e siècle. Au nord, une chapelle a été ajoutée en 1731.

English translation

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Of the building of the 11th century subsist the lower two-thirds of the wall of the semi-circular chevet, and the wall which extends it to the south towards the west. In the 15th century, the upper part of the chevet wall and the nave were rebuilt. The main door opens to the north. In basket-handle form, it is circumscribed by a wide gorge in which runs a garland of vine leaves, and surmounted by an ogee arch finished by a corbel and standing out before a transparent tympanum. The ensemble is flanked by two pilasters with niches topped with canopies. The tympanum is circumscribed by an ogee arch finished by a finial. The nave is covered with roof structure whose ties and king-posts date from the 15th century. To the north, a chapel was added in 1731.

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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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