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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Tout Pouvoir

Fongrave, Lot-et-Garonne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle (cad. D 348) : inscription par arrêté du 19 avril 1996
Protection dates
1996/04/19 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
2e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1749
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Fongrave
Département
Lot-et-Garonne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.39643, 0.53355
Mérimée reference
PA47000008

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1705 map "Les Generalitez de Bourdeaux, de la Rochelle, et de Limoges." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Chapelle élevée en 1749 dans le bourg, conformément au voeu des villageois confrontés à une épizootie. Elle abrite une statue de la Vierge à l'Enfant en bois polychrome du 18e siècle. Ce petit édifice en brique, de plan carré, est surmonté d'un toit à deux pans. La porte d'entrée est ménagée dans le pignon. Cantonnée de deux pilastres à chapiteaux, elle est surmontée d'un arc en pierre composé de deux sommiers et d'une clé saillante. La partie haute du pignon est percée d'une petite arcade abritant une cloche.

English translation

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Chapel erected in 1749 in the village, in accordance with the wishes of the villagers confronted with an epizooty. It houses a statue of the Virgin and Child in polychrome wood of the 18th century. This small building in brick, of square plan, is surmounted by a roof with two pitches. The entrance door is set in the gable. Flanked by two pilasters with capitals, it is surmounted by a stone arch composed of two voussoirs and a projecting keystone. The upper part of the gable is pierced with a small arcade sheltering a bell.

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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