Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église de la Décollation de Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Allassac, Corrèze, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : classement par arrêté du 24 octobre 1914
- Protection dates
- 1914/10/24 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Allassac
- Département
- Corrèze
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.25744, 1.47587
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099646
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise du 12e siècle remaniée par la suite. Elle présente encore, sur ses faces ouest et sud, un portail intéressant, ainsi que les restes d'une tour ayant servi à la défense et conservant ses mâchicoulis.
English translation
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History
Church of the 12th century altered subsequently. It still presents, on its west and south faces, an interesting portal, as well as the remains of a tower which served for defence and preserving its machicolations.
Nearby in the register
- Tour de Césarédifice fortifiéunder 1 mi
- Manoir dit ancienne Ecole des Toursmanoirunder 1 mi
- Vieux pont du Saillant sur la Vézère.pont2 mi
- Domaine du château du Saillant Vieuxchâteau2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.