Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Notre-Dame
Avy, Charente-Maritime, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise Notre-Dame : classement par arrêté du 4 septembre 1902
- Protection dates
- 1902/09/04 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Avy
- Département
- Charente-Maritime
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.55299, -0.50987
- Mérimée reference
- PA00104609
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Bourdelois du Perigord." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise édifiée au milieu du 12e siècle, ayant connue diverses destructions et reconstructions. Reconstruction majeure après la guerre de Cent ans, en particulier sur la partie orientale. Contre le choeur gothique, une chapelle remontée au 14e siècle sur un ancien ossuaire, est ornée de peintures murales. La partie supérieure du clocher a été bâtie vers le 15e siècle.
English translation
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History
Church built in the middle of the 12th century, having undergone various destructions and reconstructions. Major reconstruction after the Hundred Years War, in particular on the eastern part. Against the Gothic choir, a chapel dating back to the 14th century over a former charnel house, is adorned with wall paintings. The upper part of the bell tower was built around the 15th century.
Nearby in the register
- Château des Egreteaux, dit château d'Ussonchâteau2 mi
- Église Saint-Pierreéglise2 mi
- Calvairecalvaire monumental2 mi
- Église Notre-Dameéglise2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.