Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Nicolas
Grandrieux, Aisne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise Saint-Nicolas (cad. ZO 5) : inscription par arrêté du 9 juillet 1987
- Protection dates
- 1987/07/09 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- limite 16e siècle 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Grandrieux
- Département
- Aisne
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 49.73284, 4.18278
- Mérimée reference
- PA00115690
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "78 Mezieres." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Edifice de la fin du 16e siècle, début du 17e siècle (mur sud de la nef, choeur avec tour et échauguette). Nombreux remaniements. Eglise en brique, composée de quatre parties : la nef dont le mur sud comporte deux meurtrières ; une chapelle rectangulaire accolée au sud-est de la nef ; le choeur percé de deux meurtrières et orné de motifs en brique vernissée ; une grosse tour circulaire située à l'angle nord-est du choeur, à trois niveaux, dont les étages supérieurs sont munis de canonnières et de meurtrières. Vitraux de J. Benoît de Nancy, datés de 1931.
English translation
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History
Building of the late 16th century, early 17th century (south wall of the nave, choir with tower and corner turret). Numerous alterations. Church in brick, composed of four parts: the nave, whose south wall has two loopholes; a rectangular chapel attached to the south-east of the nave; the choir pierced with two loopholes and adorned with glazed brick motifs; a large circular tower situated at the north-east angle of the choir, with three levels, whose upper storeys are equipped with gun ports and loopholes. Stained glass by J. Benoît of Nancy, dated 1931.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.