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Ancienne église Saint-Jacques

Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'ancienne église en totalité (cad. AS 95) : inscription par arrêté du 18 septembre 2003
Protection dates
2003/09/18 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
milieu 15e siècle
Dates
1455
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Département
Aveyron
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.35357, 2.03722
Mérimée reference
PA12000029

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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

Edifice gothique construit en 1455, en complément de l'hôpital Saint-Jacques. En 1752, l'hôpital devient la maison de la Miséricorde desservie par les soeurs de la Charité. En 1792, l'église est désaffectée et vendue comme bien national, l'église devient maison d'habitation et dépôt. En 1826, elle est vendue à un particulier qui l'utilise comme garage. La commune en a récemment fait l'acquisition pour en faire un centre d'information sur les chemins de Compostelle.

English translation

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Gothic edifice built in 1455, as a complement to the Saint-Jacques hospital. In 1752, the hospital becomes the house of Mercy served by the Sisters of Charity. In 1792, the church is deconsecrated and sold as national property; the church becomes a dwelling house and depot. In 1826, it is sold to a private individual who uses it as a garage. The commune has recently acquired it to make it an information centre on the roads to Compostella.

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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