Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
Rancon, Haute-Vienne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise (cad. AB 20) : inscription par arrêté du 16 juillet 1925
- Protection dates
- 1925/07/16 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Rancon
- Département
- Haute-Vienne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.13110, 1.18249
- Mérimée reference
- PA00100420
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1703 map "Map of the Geography of Ancient France). (continued.)" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'église se compose d'une nef de quatre travées, de deux transepts de faible saillie et d'un clocher du 14e siècle. Le chevet était crénelé et faisait partie de la défense de l'ancienne ville fortifiée. Un clocher moderne a été ajouté à la première travée. Portail du 13e siècle, à quatre voussures tracées en tiers point, avec boudins, colonnettes, chapiteaux...
English translation
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History
The church comprises a nave of four bays, two transepts of slight projection and a bell tower of the 14th century. The chevet was crenellated and formed part of the defence of the ancient fortified town. A modern bell tower was added to the first bay. Portal of the 13th century, with four voussoirs traced in pointed arch, with mouldings, colonettes, capitals...
Nearby in the register
- Ancien cimetièrecimetièreunder 1 mi
- Pont du 13e siècle sur la Gartempepontunder 1 mi
- Villa La Solitudedemeure3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.