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Église Saint-Sulpice et Saint-Antoine

Bitry, Oise, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise : classement par arrêté du 11 décembre 1912
Protection dates
1912/12/11 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
9e siècle, 12e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Bitry
Département
Oise
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
49.41318, 3.07868
Mérimée reference
PA00114530

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1767 map "44 Soissons." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église de Bitry est un édifice particulièrement remarquable, son clocher est unique dans tout le Soissonnais : c'est une flèche en pierre datant du 12e siècle. La base du clocher remonte au 9e et les travaux se sont poursuivis jusqu'au 16e siècle. La Renaissance a laissé son empreinte avec trois portails et la salamandre de François 1er gravée dans la pierre. En 1991, lors de travaux de restauration, un sarcophage datant du 8e ou 9e siècle a été découvert sous la chapelle romane ; ce sarcophage est exposé au musée Vivenel à Compiègne.

English translation

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The church of Bitry is a particularly remarkable building, its bell tower is unique throughout the Soissonnais: it is a stone spire dating from the 12th century. The base of the bell tower goes back to the 9th century and the work was continued until the 16th century. The Renaissance left its mark with three portals and the salamander of François 1 engraved in stone. In 1991, during restoration work, a sarcophagus dating from the 8th or 9th century was discovered under the Romanesque chapel; this sarcophagus is exhibited in the Vivenel museum in Compiègne.

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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