Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge
Nouziers, Creuse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- L'église : classement par arrêté du 4 août 1930
- Protection dates
- 1930/08/04 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 4e quart 11e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Nouziers
- Département
- Creuse
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.42174, 1.95774
- Mérimée reference
- PA00100125
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IGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1762 map "12 Evaux." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Monument de la fin du 11e siècle, ancien prieuré cistercien, de dimensions inhabituelles à cette époque. Il comprend six travées rectangulaires égales formant la nef, une travée carrée et une abside pour le choeur. Voûtement en berceau plein cintre séparé par des doubleaux carrés reposant sur des colonnes engagées adossées à des pilastres carrés, recevant des formerets doublant l'épaisseur des murs. Le portail en saillie sur la façade est composé de deux colonnes supportant un fort linteau, de deux redents et de deux colonnes portant un tore.
English translation
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History
Monument of the end of the 11th century, former Cistercian priory, of unusual dimensions for this period. It comprises six rectangular equal bays forming the nave, a square bay and an apse for the choir. Vaulting in full round arch barrel vault separated by square transverse ribs resting on engaged columns set against square pilasters, receiving wall ribs doubling the thickness of the walls. The portal projecting from the façade is composed of two columns supporting a strong lintel, two rabbet mouldings and two columns bearing a torus.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.