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Église Saint-Saturnin

Palairac, Aude, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise, y compris les autels et la grille de communion (cad. B 124) : inscription par arrêté du 28 janvier 1998
Protection dates
1998/01/28 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 14e siècle
Later work
18e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Palairac
Département
Aude
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
42.95591, 2.66144
Mérimée reference
PA11000012

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "19 Carcassonne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Première mention de l'église en 1119. Edifice médiéval d'une grande simplicité comprenant une nef romane voûtée en berceau brisé. Contre cette nef ont été greffées au 14e siècle deux chapelles à croisées d'ogives formant transept. L'entrée se fait au nord. Sur le mur pignon occidental se trouve un clocheton carré recouvert d'une toiture en bâtière de tuiles creuses. Dispositions liturgiques dans le choeur du 18e siècle : autels Louis XV en maçonnerie et placages de marbre, table de communion en fer forgé. Réparations au 19e siècle : construction de la sacristie (1861) , tribune reconstruite (1877) , toiture du porche réparée (1879) , ...

English translation

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First mention of the church in 1119. Medieval edifice of great simplicity comprising a Romanesque nave vaulted with a broken barrel vault. Against this nave were added in the 14th century two chapels with rib vaults forming a transept. The entrance is on the north. On the western gable wall is found a small square bell cote covered with a roof of curved tiles. Liturgical arrangements in the choir of the 18th century: Louis XV altars in masonry and marble veneering, communion table in wrought iron. Repairs in the 19th century: construction of the sacristy (1861), gallery rebuilt (1877), porch roof repaired (1879), ...

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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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