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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

Saint-Claude, Jura, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
La cathédrale : classement par arrêté du 30 octobre 1906
Protection dates
1906/10/30 : classé MH
Type
cathédrale
Main period of construction
4e quart 14e siècle, 15e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Commune
Saint-Claude
Département
Jura
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
46.38660, 5.86629
Mérimée reference
PA00102013

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Description du Pais de Bresse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La cathédrale correspond à l'ancienne église de l'abbaye de Saint-Oyend qui remontait au haut Moyen-Age. L'édifice a été entièrement reconstruit à la fin du 14e siècle, à l'emplacement de l'abbatiale romane aujourd'hui disparue. Les incendies de 1547, 1579 et 1799 entraînent d'importantes interventions sur les parties hautes du bâtiment. L'érection de l'abbatiale en cathédrale en 1742 conduit à plusieurs campagnes de travaux et de transformations aux 18e et 19e siècles.

English translation

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The cathedral corresponds to the former church of the abbey of Saint-Oyend which dated back to the early Middle Ages. The building was entirely rebuilt at the end of the 14th century, on the site of the former Romanesque abbatial church which has now disappeared. The fires of 1547, 1579 and 1799 led to major interventions on the upper parts of the building. The elevation of the abbatial church to cathedral status in 1742 led to several campaigns of works and alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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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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