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Ancien prieuré

Auzay, Vendée, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. AC 20) , y compris la chapelle priorale sur le flanc nord du choeur, ainsi que la cave voûtée (cad. AC 19) : inscription par arrêté du 30 novembre 1994
Protection dates
1994/11/30 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
prieuré
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle
Later work
11e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune, propriété privée
Commune
Auzay
Département
Vendée
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.44341, -0.86094
Mérimée reference
PA00132775

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1621 map "Carte du Pais d'Aunis Ville et Gouvernement de la Rochelle." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Eglise sans doute bâtie au 11e siècle ; parties orientales des 14e et 15e siècles (notamment la chapelle) ; nef voûtée au 19e siècle. Caves souterraines du 14e siècle.

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Church probably built in the 11th century; eastern parts of the 14th and 15th centuries (notably the chapel); nave vaulted in the 19th century. Underground caves of the 14th century.

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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