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Église paroissiale Saint-Symphorien

Fondettes, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. CM 161) : inscription par arrêté du 18 avril 1995
Protection dates
1995/04/18 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 13e siècle
Later work
limite 15e siècle 16e siècle, 18e siècle, 2e moitié 19e siècle
Architect or builder
Grandin Henri (architecte d'intérieur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Fondettes
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.40357, 0.59640
Mérimée reference
PA00135296

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette église a été bâtie à partir du 12e siècle, sur l'emplacement d'un édifice plus ancien. Les collatéraux sont du 13e siècle. Une partie de la nef a été édifiée vers 1500. La sacristie est du 18e siècle. L'église a été restaurée vers 1863 et décorée par Henri Grandin.

English translation

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This church was built from the 12th century, on the site of an older building. The side aisles are from the 13th century. A part of the nave was erected around 1500. The sacristy is from the 18th century. The church was restored around 1863 and decorated by Henri Grandin.

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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