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Église Saint-Nicolas

Capbreton, Landes, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. AR 36) : inscription par arrêté du 16 octobre 2000
Protection dates
2000/10/16 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 2e moitié 19e siècle, 1ère moitié 20e siècle
Dates
1865
Architect or builder
Ozanne (architecte), Allard (architecte), Gelibert Jules (peintre), Gelibert Gaston (peintre), Drouillard Claude (peintre), Dillais Marcel (peintre)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place Saint-Nicolas
Commune
Capbreton
Département
Landes
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
43.63987, -1.43071
Mérimée reference
PA40000032

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1771 map "139 Bayonne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L’église est reconstruite en 1865-1866 selon les plans de l’architecte Ozanne revus par l’architecte Allard. De l’ancien édifice de 1539 ne restent que le clocher porche et la tour. Des peintures murales sont réalisées entre 1889 et 1919 par Jules et Gaston Gélibert et Claude Drouillard. En 1945, Marcel Dillais réalise le dernier décor. Ce sont des peintures à l’huile sur plâtre illustrant des thèmes liés à la mer et aux marins.

English translation

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The church was rebuilt in 1865-1866 according to the plans of architect Ozanne revised by architect Allard. Of the former building of 1539 only the porch tower and the tower remain. Mural paintings were executed between 1889 and 1919 by Jules and Gaston Gélibert and Claude Drouillard. In 1945, Marcel Dillais executed the final decoration. These are oil paintings on plaster illustrating themes linked to the sea and to sailors.

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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