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Église Saint-Yrieix

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par liste de 1840
Protection dates
1840 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 14e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Département
Haute-Vienne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.51508, 1.20242
Mérimée reference
PA00100494

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise, ancienne collégiale, a été fondée au 11e siècle. Le clocher est de la même époque. Nef, transept et choeur datent du 12e siècle. L'abside est du 14e siècle, le choeur n'étant pas dans l'axe de la nef. Deux chapelles latérales entourent le choeur.

English translation

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Church, former collegiate church, was founded in the 11th century. The bell tower is of the same period. Nave, transept and choir date from the 12th century. The apse is of the 14th century, the choir not being in the axis of the nave. Two lateral chapels surround the choir.

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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