Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Pierre
Lozay, Charente-Maritime, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise : classement par arrêté du 2 octobre 1953
- Protection dates
- 1953/10/02 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Lozay
- Département
- Charente-Maritime
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.04159, -0.54612
- Mérimée reference
- PA00104784
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — Géoportail
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1621 map "Carte du Pais d'Aunis Ville et Gouvernement de la Rochelle." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise du 12e siècle, fortifiée au moment de la guerre de Cent ans. Elle a appartenu à la commanderie des Templiers. L'édifice est à nef unique, avec clocher sur avant-choeur. Les voûtes de la nef et du choeur sont en plâtre sur lattis. Sous le clocher, coupole en pierre de taille.
English translation
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History
Church of the 12th century, fortified at the time of the Hundred Years' War. It belonged to the commandery of the Templars. The edifice is with a single nave, with bell tower over the choir vestibule. The vaults of the nave and choir are in plaster on laths. Under the bell tower, dome in ashlar stone.