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Église de la Nativité de la Très Sainte Vierge

Moutier-Rozeille, Creuse, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 15 juin 1926
Protection dates
1926/06/15 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Moutier-Rozeille
Département
Creuse
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.91642, 2.19763
Mérimée reference
PA00100118

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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

Malgré les transformations qu'elle a subies au 17e siècle, cette église présente un exemple remarquable d'édifice monastique de la fin du 11e et du début du 12e siècle. Cette église a été, autrefois, la collégiale du chapitre de Moutier-Rozeille. Du 12e siècle datent le choeur, l'absidiole sud et les croisillons sud. Deux arcades réunissent le choeur aux deux absidioles du transept. Le plan est différent de celui généralement suivi dans les constructions de la région limousine, contrairement au décor des chapiteaux et colonnettes, essentiellement limousin.

English translation

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Despite the alterations it underwent in the 17th century, this church presents a remarkable example of a monastic building from the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th century. This church was formerly the collegiate church of the chapter of Moutier-Rozeille. From the 12th century date the choir, the south absidiole and the south transepts. Two arcades join the choir to the two absidioles of the transept. The plan differs from that generally followed in the construction of the Limousin region, in contrast to the decoration of the capitals and small columns, which is essentially Limousin.

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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