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Église Saint-Martin

Poullignac, Charente, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Martin (cad. B 176) : classement par arrêté du 10 février 1987
Protection dates
1987/02/10 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
2e moitié 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Poullignac
Département
Charente
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.39932, -0.02076
Mérimée reference
PA00104458

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Bourdelois du Perigord." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Une église primitive est bâtie vers la fin du 11e siècle ou au début du 12e. L'abside d'origine est remplacée au 12e siècle par le choeur actuel voûté en berceau brisé. Le mur sud de la nef et la façade occidentale pourraient dater du 17e siècle, suite aux destructions des guerres de Religion. La voûte de la nef, en briques, date de 1844. Présence de peintures murales dans le choeur, et de traces dans le reste de l'église.

English translation

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A primitive church is built towards the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the 12th. The original apse is replaced in the 12th century by the present choir vaulted in broken barrel vault. The south wall of the nave and the western façade could date from the 17th century, following the destructions of the Wars of Religion. The vault of the nave, in brick, dates from 1844. Presence of wall paintings in the choir, and traces in the rest of the church.

Nearby in the register

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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