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Ancienne église Saint-Nicolas

Caen, Calvados, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Nicolas (ancienne) : classement par arrêté du 20 août 1913
Protection dates
1913/08/20 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 13e siècle, 14e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Caen
Département
Calvados
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Coordinates
49.18384, -0.37498
Mérimée reference
PA00111137

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "94 Bayeux, Caen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Première mention de l'église en 1083. Edifice de style roman. En 1792, la paroisse est supprimée et l'église abrite alors une fabrique de balles en plomb, ainsi qu'une écurie puis un dépôt de fourrage jusqu'en 1931.

English translation

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First mention of the church in 1083. Building in Romanesque style. In 1792, the parish was suppressed and the church then housed a lead-shot factory, as well as a stable and then a forage depot until 1931.

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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