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église Saint-Étienne

Ille-sur-Têt, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. E 482) : classement par arrêté du 23 décembre 1998
Protection dates
1998/12/23 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
2e moitié 17e siècle, 1er quart 18e siècle
Dates
1667
Architect or builder
Morato Joseph (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Ille-sur-Têt
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
42.67213, 2.61945
Mérimée reference
PA00104037

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(23) Cataloniae." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La construction d'une nouvelle église fut décidée après la destruction de l'ancienne paroisse lors du siège de la ville par les Français en 1642. La reconstruction s'échelonne de 1667 à 1723, sous la direction de l'architecte Joseph Morato (vers la fin de la construction). Il s'agit d'une vaste église à nef unique et chevet polygonal. A l'extérieur, la façade, datée de 1720, est d'esprit baroque avec fronton et pilastres. A l'intérieur, la nef est couverte d'une voûte sur croisée d'ogives. Un très important mobilier baroque contemporain de la construction orne l'église.

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The construction of a new church was decided following the destruction of the old parish during the siege of the town by the French in 1642. The reconstruction took place from 1667 to 1723, under the direction of the architect Joseph Morato (towards the end of the construction). This is a vast church with a single nave and polygonal chevet. On the exterior, the façade, dated 1720, is baroque in character with pediment and pilasters. On the interior, the nave is covered with a rib vault. Very important baroque furnishings contemporary with the construction ornament the church.

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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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