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Église Saint-Martial

Saint-Martial, Charente-Maritime, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façade occidentale : inscription par arrêté du 6 décembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/12/06 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Martial
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.04782, -0.46396
Mérimée reference
PA00105201

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

De l'église romane primitive ne subsiste pratiquement que le portail à trois voussures légèrement brisées, supportées par quatre colonnes. Le mur situé au-dessus des modillons a été repris au 15e siècle. Son pignon est percé de deux ouvertures ogivales, dont l'une contient la cloche. L'abside romane ayant été détruite, un mur a été bâti au 15e siècle mais il conserve trois chapiteaux romans.

English translation

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Of the primitive Romanesque church, practically only the portal with three slightly pointed arches remains, supported by four columns. The wall situated above the modillions was rebuilt in the 15th century. Its gable is pierced with two pointed openings, one of which contains the bell. The Romanesque apse having been destroyed, a wall was built in the 15th century but it retains three Romanesque capitals.

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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