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Chapelle Saint-Pierre-des-Rives

Beaucaire, Gard, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Porte, y compris les vantaux : inscription par arrêté du 23 novembre 1946
Protection dates
1946/11/23 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue Mirabeau
Commune
Beaucaire
Département
Gard
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.80736, 4.64734
Mérimée reference
PA00102979

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1603 map "Languedock." (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise paroissiale primitive de Beaucaire, remontant au 12e siècle. En 1355, le juge mage prescrit des mesures pour préserver la ville d'une invasion, ordonnant de créneler et de mettre l'église en état de défense, ce qui fut fait. Très tôt, elle fut remplacée comme église paroissiale mais servit au culte jusqu'en 1789. A la Révolution, la chapelle est vendue comme bien national. Le choeur date en grande partie de la construction primitive du 12e siècle et présente un plan polygonal. La voûte est en cul de four. Extérieurement, l'abside conserve les traces des fortifications. La nef a été refaite au 16e siècle.

English translation

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Primitive parish church of Beaucaire, dating from the 12th century. In 1355, the judge mage prescribed measures to preserve the town from invasion, ordering it to be crenellated and the church to be put in a state of defence, which was done. Very early on, it was replaced as a parish church but served for worship until 1789. At the Revolution, the chapel was sold as national property. The choir dates in large part from the primitive construction of the 12th century and presents a polygonal plan. The vault is a cul-de-four vault. Externally, the chevet retains traces of the fortifications. The nave was remade in the 16th century.

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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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