Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Rémi
Chenevelles, Vienne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Le portail et le clocher : classement par arrêté du 5 septembre 1922
- Protection dates
- 1922/09/05 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Chenevelles
- Département
- Vienne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.72782, 0.65323
- Mérimée reference
- PA00105419
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 "Carte du Gouvernement d'Orleanois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'église est, dans son ensemble, un édifice roman. L'abside demi-circulaire est moderne et remplace un pignon-chevet percé d'une grande fenêtre du 15e siècle. L'édifice est entièrement construit en tuffeau. Portail et base carrée du clocher du 12e siècle. Flèche octogonale du 15e siècle.
English translation
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History
The church is, overall, a Romanesque building. The semi-circular apse is modern and replaces a gable-chevet pierced with a large 15th-century window. The building is entirely constructed in tufa stone. Portal and square base of the bell tower from the 12th century. Octagonal spire from the 15th century.
Nearby in the register
- Domaine du châteauchâteau2 mi
- Domaine du Brassiouxchâteau3 mi
- Chapelle Saint-Médard d'Asnièreschapelle3 mi
- Chapelle de Beauvaischapelle3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.