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Église paroissiale San Michele

Penta-di-Casinca, Haute-Corse, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise paroissiale (cad. C 964) : inscription par arrêté du 30 janvier 1990
Protection dates
1990/01/30 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
3e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1760
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Penta-di-Casinca
Département
Haute-Corse
Region
Corse
Country
France
Coordinates
42.46746, 9.45983
Mérimée reference
PA00099267

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1716 map "Italien Eigendlich also genandt" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

En 1746, la construction de l'église est décidée pour remplacer l'édifice antérieur, du 10e siècle. L'édifice se compose d'une nef centrale et de bas-côtés recouverts de voûtes à pénétrations. Le choeur est à chevet plat. A l'extérieur, la façade principale est structurée de manière à rendre visible les dispositions intérieures, ce qui est le cas dans la plupart des édifices baroques. Le clocher est accolé au chevet, sur le côté sud. Il se compose de deux niveaux percés de baies cintrées. Cet édifice est typiquement baroque et comparable aux églises de l'arrière pays niçois.

English translation

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In 1746, the construction of the church was decided to replace the earlier building, of the 10th century. The building comprises a central nave and aisles covered with vaults with penetrations. The choir has a flat chevet. On the exterior, the main façade is structured in such a way as to make visible the interior dispositions, which is the case in most Baroque buildings. The bell tower is attached to the chevet, on the south side. It comprises two levels pierced with round-arched openings. This building is typically Baroque and comparable to the churches of the hinterland of Nice.

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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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