Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Laurent
Rougnat, Creuse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 9 septembre 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/09/09 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Rougnat
- Département
- Creuse
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.05408, 2.50089
- Mérimée reference
- PA00100142
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Nef de deux travées voûtées d'ogives, dont les nervures retombent sur des colonnes engagées. Transept sur les bras duquel s'ouvrent deux absidioles en hémicycle. L'abside était primitivement percée de trois baies. L'entrée sud comprend un porche à triple voussure brisée retombant sur des colonnettes aux chapiteaux à crochets. L'arcade de couronnement est flanquée de deux petites arcatures aveugles, également brisées, assez caractéristiques de cette région.
English translation
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History
Nave of two bays vaulted with rib vault, of which the ribs rest on engaged columns. Transept on the arms of which open two hemicycle absidioles. The apse was originally pierced by three openings. The south entrance comprises a porch with triple broken voussure resting on colonettes with crocket capitals. The crowning arcade is flanked by two small blind arcatures, also broken, quite characteristic of this region.
Nearby in the register
- Villa gallo-romaine de Couxvilla antiqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.