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Église Saint-Folquin

Pitgam, Nord, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église en totalité (cad. C 311) : inscription par arrêté du 26 juin 2006
Protection dates
2006/06/26 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
4e quart 11e siècle, 1er quart 12e siècle, 2e moitié 17e siècle, 1ère moitié 18e siècle
Later work
19e siècle, 20e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue de l'Eglise
Commune
Pitgam
Département
Nord
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
50.92926, 2.32982
Mérimée reference
PA59000128

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Comte de Flandre." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La première mention remonte à 1072. Une église, dont il reste une tour carrée et d'importants vestiges romans, a dû être construite fin 11e début 12e siècle. En 1453, l'église subit une première transformation. En 1644, l'église fut pillée et dévastée. En 1666, elle fut brûlée par les Anglais. En 1704, l'édifice est en partie reconstruit. Restaurations aux 19e et 20e siècles.

English translation

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The first mention dates to 1072. A church, of which remain a square tower and significant Romanesque remains, must have been built late 11th early 12th century. In 1453, the church undergoes a first transformation. In 1644, the church was pillaged and devastated. In 1666, it was burned by the English. In 1704, the edifice is partly rebuilt. Restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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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