Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Nicolas
Moirans-en-Montagne, Jura, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- L'église en totalité (cad. AI 239) : inscription par arrêté du 19 septembre 2007
- Protection dates
- 2007/09/19 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- 29 rue Pasteur
- Commune
- Moirans-en-Montagne
- Département
- Jura
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.42987, 5.72597
- Mérimée reference
- PA39000076
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "La Franche Comte (southern sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Eglise reconstruite au 15e siècle, probablement en deux campagnes, sous l'influence de l'abbatiale Saint-Claude. Un grand escalier conduit au parvis, devant le portail occidental flamboyant. La nef, de plan presque carré, est voûtée d'ogives avec doubleaux et formerets pénétrant les supports sans chapiteaux. Le choeur à chevet plat est voûté d'ogives sur culots. Sept fenêtres comportent des remplages flamboyants.
English translation
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History
Church rebuilt in the 15th century, probably in two campaigns, under the influence of the abbatial church of Saint-Claude. A grand staircase leads to the parvis, before the flamboyant western portal. The nave, of almost square plan, is vaulted with rib vaults with double ribs and wall ribs penetrating the supports without capitals. The choir with flat chevet is vaulted with ribs on corbels. Seven windows feature flamboyant tracery.
Nearby in the register
- Fontaine de l'Hôtel de Villefontaineunder 1 mi
- Hôtel de ville - Halle au bléhôtel de villeunder 1 mi
- Monument aux mortsmonumentunder 1 mi
- Chalet de fromageriemaisonunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.