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Église Saint-Grégoire

Tesson, Charente-Maritime, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
L'église, à l'exception du clocher : classement par arrêté du 19 novembre 1910
Protection dates
1910/11/19 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Tesson
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.63235, -0.65310
Mérimée reference
PA00105281

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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

A la croisée, voûte d'arête avec oculus, qui portait autrefois un clocher carré, démoli en 1883 et remplacé par un clocher placé au nord de la nef, construit en 1885. La façade principale s'ouvre par un portail du 12e siècle dont les colonnes manquent.

English translation

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At the crossing, a groined vault with oculus, which formerly bore a square bell tower, demolished in 1883 and replaced by a bell tower placed to the north of the nave, built in 1885. The main façade opens with a 12th century portal whose columns are missing.

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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