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Église Saint-Georges

Azerables, Creuse, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par arrêté du 26 avril 1941
Protection dates
1941/04/26 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Azerables
Département
Creuse
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.35374, 1.47644
Mérimée reference
PA00100002

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "32 Le Dorat." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'édifice comprend une nef unique et un choeur à chevet pentagonal avec voûte en cul de four. Dans la nef, primitivement couverte par une charpente apparente, ont été élevées au 13e siècle, des piles composées d'un pilier central cantonné de colonnes devant recevoir des voûtes d'ogives. Le clocher aurait été élevé au 16e siècle. Extérieurement, l'abside est ornée de huit demi-colonnes engagées avec chapiteaux couronnés par un glacis et formant contrefort. Cette disposition est rare dans la région.

English translation

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The building comprises a single nave and a choir with pentagonal chevet with cul-de-four vault. In the nave, originally covered by exposed roof structure, were raised in the 13th century, piles composed of a central pillar flanked by columns to receive rib vaults. The bell tower would have been raised in the 16th century. Externally, the apse is decorated with eight engaged half-columns with capitals crowned by a weather-moulding and forming buttress. This arrangement is rare in the region.

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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