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Église Saint-Martial

Corrèze, Corrèze, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Martial (cad. C 299) : inscription par arrêté du 29 février 1972
Protection dates
1972/02/29 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Corrèze
Département
Corrèze
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.37144, 1.87509
Mérimée reference
PA00099749

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Marche, Limosin, Auvergne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Il y avait, au 9e siècle, une églsie Saint-Martial près de la Corrèze. Celle-ci relevait du chevalier Aymar de Tulle puis d'Archambaud de Comborn et d'Eble de Ventadour. Au 12e siècle, elle passait sous l'autorité de l'évêché de Limoges puis, en 1318, sous celle de l'évêque de Tulle. De plan rectangulaire, cette église se compose de cinq travées. La lourdeur des arcs doubleaux, un pan de mur couronné de modillons semblent indiquer qu'a été utilisée, en partie, une infrastructure romane sur laquelle ont été disposées des croisées d'ogives dont la nervure à prisme semble remonter au 13e siècle. Les fenêtres ont un gabarit roman. Chevet plat. Le clocher a été décapité en 1721 par la foudre, la flèche a alors été remplacée par un lanternon. La porte occidentale s'encadre d'un décor baroque.

English translation

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In the 9th century, there was a church of Saint-Martial near the Corrèze. This was under the authority of the knight Aymar of Tulle then of Archambaud of Comborn and Eble of Ventadour. In the 12th century, it passed under the authority of the bishopric of Limoges then, in 1318, under that of the bishop of Tulle. Of rectangular plan, this church is composed of five bays. The heaviness of the arches, a wall panel crowned with modillions seem to indicate that a Romanesque infrastructure was used in part, on which were placed rib vaults whose ribs with prism moulding seem to date back to the 13th century. The windows have a Romanesque size. Flat chevet. The bell tower was struck by lightning and decapitated in 1721, the spire was then replaced by a lantern. The western door is framed by Baroque decoration.

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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