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Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse

Buzignargues, Hérault, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. B 204) : inscription par arrêté du 11 mai 1981
Protection dates
1981/05/11 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Buzignargues
Département
Hérault
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.77070, 4.00501
Mérimée reference
PA00103400

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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

L'église est mentionnée en 1095 dans une bulle d'Urbain II en faveur des chanoines de Maguelonne. De plan régulier et homogène, l'église a connu plusieurs phases de construction. Elle se compose d'une nef unique à deux travées (fin 11e siècle), d'une abside demi-circulaire (fin 11e siècle), d'une chapelle du 17e siècle au nord. Au 12e siècle, reprise successive des parements du mur sud puis, plus tard, du sanctuaire. La façade ouest date du 19e siècle.

English translation

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The church is mentioned in 1095 in a bull of Urban II in favour of the canons of Maguelonne. Of regular and homogeneous plan, the church has known several phases of construction. It consists of a single nave with two bays (late 11th century), a semi-circular apse (late 11th century), a chapel of the 17th century to the north. In the 12th century, successive repair of the facing of the south wall then, later, of the sanctuary. The western façade dates from the 19th 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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