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Église

Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, Orne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Clocher : inscription par arrêté du 29 novembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/11/29 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive
Département
Orne
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
48.81627, 0.07565
Mérimée reference
PA00110928

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1759 map "62 Argentan, Falaise." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église est composée de deux parties mal raccordées. Une tour massive à plusieurs étages est percée de baies géminées romanes. La tour et le choeur ont été bâtis en une seule fois. La nef doit être une construction antérieure, car à la jonction des deux parties, l'entrait de la dernière travée a été scié et les deux moignons sont encore encastrés dans les murs.

English translation

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The church is composed of two parts poorly joined together. A massive tower with several storeys is pierced with Romanesque paired openings. The tower and the chevet were built at one time. The nave must be an earlier construction, for at the junction of the two parts, the tie-beam of the last bay has been cut and the two stumps are still embedded in the walls.

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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