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Église Saint-Hilaire

Nonac, Charente, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Hilaire : classement par arrêté du 4 septembre 1913
Protection dates
1913/09/04 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Nonac
Département
Charente
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.42059, 0.05717
Mérimée reference
PA00104447

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1779 map "70 Perigueux." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Edifice roman du 12e siècle qui se compose d'une nef voûtée en berceau, avec arcs doubleaux reposant sur des colonnes à chapiteaux sculptés. Les bases de ces colonnes ne sont plus visibles, le sol ayant été exhaussé. Des traces de fresques subsistent sur les murs, les chapiteaux et les arcs des fenêtres. Au centre, quatre gros piliers formés de colonnes à chapiteaux sculptés, soutiennent une coupole en plein cintre sur laquelle repose le clocher, de construction plus récente. L'abside est voûtée en cul de four, ainsi que les deux absidioles du transept. Au centre de la nef se trouve un escalier conduisant à une petite crypte dont le fond a conservé ses fresques. Toute la partie supérieure de l'église a été refaite à la fin du 19e siècle. Toutes les voûtes ont été remontées en briques et plâtrées.

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Romanesque structure of the 12th century which comprises a nave vaulted in barrel vault, with arches resting on columns with sculptured capitals. The bases of these columns are no longer visible, the floor having been raised. Traces of frescoes remain on the walls, the capitals and the window arches. At the centre, four large pillars formed of columns with sculptured capitals, support a round arch cupola on which rests the bell tower, of more recent construction. The apse is vaulted in cul-de-four, as are the two absidioles of the transept. At the centre of the nave is found a staircase leading to a small crypt whose background has retained its frescoes. The entire upper part of the church was remade at the end of the 19th century. All the vaults were reconstructed in brick and plastered.

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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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