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Église Sainte-Madeleine

Mentières, Cantal, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. B 427) : inscription par arrêté du 10 novembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/11/10 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle
Later work
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Mentières
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.07015, 3.13791
Mérimée reference
PA15000003

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1780 map "54 Saint-Flour." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise construite au 12e siècle, agrandie d'une chapelle au 15e siècle et d'un clocher au 17e siècle. Elle a conservé son authenticité et son décor peint du 19e siècle. Originalité des chapiteaux historiés.

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Church built in the 12th century, enlarged with a chapel in the 15th century and a bell tower in the 17th century. It has retained its authenticity and its painted decoration from the 19th century. The originality of its historiated capitals is notable.

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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