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Chapelle Saint-Jacques dite des Pénitents Bleus

Luzech, Lot, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle (cad. AY 31) : inscription par arrêté du 7 juin 1995
Protection dates
1995/06/07 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
13e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Luzech
Département
Lot
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.47889, 1.28621
Mérimée reference
PA00135464

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Vestige d'un ensemble hospitalier du 13e siècle, mentionné dès 1314. Chapelle attribuée à la confrérie des pénitents bleus vers 1588. L'édifice, construit en briques, offre la particularité d'avoir un choeur désorienté. S'il s'agit d'un édifice dédié au culte dès l'origine, il est possible que l'orientation ait été changée pour une commodité d'accès depuis la rue. Certains indices archéologiques laissent penser à une autre affectation : salle des malades ou bâtiment hospitalier à deux niveaux, transformé en chapelle.

English translation

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Vestige of a hospital complex of the 13th century, mentioned from 1314 onwards. Chapel attributed to the confraternity of the blue penitents around 1588. The building, constructed in brick, has the particularity of having a disoriented choir. If it is a building dedicated to worship from the outset, it is possible that the orientation was changed for convenience of access from the street. Certain archaeological evidence suggests another use: ward for the sick or hospital building on two levels, transformed into a chapel.

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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