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Église d'Ayrinhac

Bertholène, Aveyron, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église en totalité (cad. C 326) : inscription par arrêté du 7 novembre 2007
Protection dates
2007/11/07 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 16e siècle
Dates
1537
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Bertholène
Département
Aveyron
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.38405, 2.79168
Mérimée reference
PA12000044

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1752 map "Languedoc." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancien prieuré qui fit partie des possessions de la domerie d'Aubrac. C'est un édifice à nef unique, à berceau brisé, donnant sur un choeur quadrangulaire. Quatre chapelles la flanquent. La porte d'entrée est datée de 1537. L'une des chapelles est du 11e siècle, conservée lors de l'agrandissement de l'édifice par la destruction du choeur primitif. De forme hexagonale, elle est supportée par des colonnes aux chapiteaux très frustes. Une coupole ovale s'élève au-dessus de pendentifs. L'église est dominée par un clocher-mur.

English translation

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Former priory which was part of the possessions of the domery of Aubrac. It is a building with a single nave, with a broken barrel vault, opening onto a square choir. Four chapels flank it. The entrance door is dated 1537. One of the chapels dates from the 11th century, preserved during the enlargement of the building through the destruction of the original choir. Hexagonal in form, it is supported by columns with very rough-hewn capitals. An oval dome rises above pendentives. The church is dominated by a porch tower.

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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