Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Léger de Chaux-lès-Châtillon
Les Terres-de-Chaux, Doubs, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : inscription par arrêté du 24 septembre 1936
- Protection dates
- 1936/09/24 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 14e siècle
- Later work
- 16e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Les Terres-de-Chaux
- Département
- Doubs
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.31923, 6.73856
- Mérimée reference
- PA00101729
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "145 Vesoul." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise probablement construite au 12e siècle. Nef et choeur transformés au 14e siècle. Chapelles formant bas-côtés édifiées aux 16e et 17e siècles. Sacristie au sud du choeur ajoutée entre 1760 et 1765. Dans le choeur se trouvent des peintures murales du 15e ou du 16e siècle.
English translation
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History
Church probably built in the 12th century. Nave and choir transformed in the 14th century. Chapels forming aisles built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Sacristy to the south of the choir added between 1760 and 1765. In the choir are found wall paintings of the 15th or 16th century.
Nearby in the register
- " Grosse Maison " à Neuviermaisonunder 1 mi
- Maison Boiteuxmaison1 mi
- Croix de chemincroix de chemin1 mi
- Maison Cambolymaison2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.