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Croix de Kergompez

Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Croix (cad. BL 235) : inscription par arrêté du 5 novembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/11/05 : inscrit MH
Type
croix monumentale
Main period of construction
3e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1773
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
R.N. 788
Lieu-dit
Kergompez
Commune
Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.67757, -4.00588
Mérimée reference
PA29000026

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette croix monumentale haute de 4 mètres, est située au lieu-dit Kergompez, le long de la route nationale. Soubassement, socle et fût sont en granit ; le socle porte la date de 1773 et l'inscription E. Combot. Le Christ en croix, en kersantite, est représenté les pieds l'un à côté de l'autre ; la figure du Christ est située au-dessous du croisillon, les bras fortement dirigés vers le haut. Selon une étude portant sur le Finistère, le 18e siècle est d'une pauvreté déconcertante du point de vue des croix et des calvaires. La croix de Kergompez est la seule à dater du 18e siècle parmi les quatorze recensées à Saint-Pol-de-Léon.

English translation

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This monumental cross, 4 metres high, is situated at the place called Kergompez, along the national road. Base, plinth and shaft are in granite; the plinth bears the date 1773 and the inscription E. Combot. The Crucifix in kersantite is represented with the feet one beside the other; the figure of Christ is situated below the crossarm, the arms strongly directed upwards. According to a study concerning Finistère, the 18th century is distressingly poor from the point of view of crosses and calvaries. The cross of Kergompez is the only one to date from the 18th century among the fourteen listed at Saint-Pol-de-Léon.

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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