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Église Saint-Jacques de Pirmil

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. CY 43) : inscription par arrêté du 24 avril 1997
Protection dates
1997/04/24 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 12e siècle, 4e quart 15e siècle, 2e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1484, 1840
Architect or builder
NAU (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Nantes
Département
Loire-Atlantique
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.19648, -1.53819
Mérimée reference
PA44000011

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Carte de l'Evesche de Nantes." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise de l'ancien prieuré de Pirmil construite à la fin du 12e siècle ou au début du 13e siècle dans le style angevin Plantagenêt. Restauration importante de l'église en 1484. Réfection de la charpente, reconstruction de la sacristie dans la seconde moitié du 18e siècle. Vendue comme bien national en 1791, l'église a été séparée du reste du couvent (réf. PA44000012) et est devenue église paroissiale. Elle a été entièrement restaurée en 1840-1850 par l'architecte Nau.

English translation

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Church of the former priory of Pirmil built in the late 12th century or early 13th century in the Angevin Plantagenet style. Major restoration of the church in 1484. Repair of the roof structure, reconstruction of the sacristy in the second half of the 18th century. Sold as national property in 1791, the church was separated from the rest of the convent (ref. PA44000012) and became a parish church. It was entirely restored in 1840-1850 by architect Nau.

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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