Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Notre-Dame
Melleran, Deux-Sèvres, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- L'église : classement par arrêté du 10 février 1913
- Protection dates
- 1913/02/10 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Melleran
- Département
- Deux-Sèvres
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.13163, 0.00251
- Mérimée reference
- PA00101269
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 1636 map "Poictov Pictaviensis Comit" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le clocher, du 12e siècle, présente une disposition particulière. La base carrée passe successivement à un couronnement circulaire puis à une flèche octogonale. Le portail remonte également au 12e siècle. Le reste de l'édifice a été reconstruit au 15e siècle et se compose d'une nef à trois travées avec voûtes d'arêtes, chevet droit, petite chapelle voûtée en berceau. Traces d'une frise peinte au 15e ou 16e siècle, avec armoiries, et qui semble faire le tour de l'église.
English translation
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History
The bell tower, from the 12th century, presents a particular arrangement. The square base passes successively to a circular crown then to an octagonal spire. The portal also dates back to the 12th century. The rest of the building was rebuilt in the 15th century and consists of a nave with three bays with groin vaults, straight chevet, small chapel vaulted in barrel vault. Traces of a painted frieze from the 15th or 16th century, with coats of arms, which appears to go round the church.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.