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Église Saint-Mary

Orcet, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façade occidentale (cad. D 275) : inscription par arrêté du 24 mai 1996
Protection dates
1996/05/24 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 13e siècle
Later work
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Orcet
Département
Puy-de-Dôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.70396, 3.16926
Mérimée reference
PA63000005

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1712 map "Les Provinces et Gouvernemens Du Lionnois ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Edifice des 11e et 12e siècles dont le portail occidental a été élevé au 13e siècle. Le reste de l'édifice a totalement été remanié au 19e siècle, avec notamment l'adjonction d'un clocher. L'édifice est formé d'un court vestibule, d'une nef de deux travées flanquée de collatéraux, et d'un choeur en hémicycle. Le portail fut construit après 1212 par Bertrand de La Tour auquel le roi Philippe-Auguste avait donné Orcet. Il avait également remanié cette église dans le style du 13e siècle en l'ornant notamment, sur les côtés de la travée précédant l'abside du choeur, d'arcs semblables à celui du portail, qui furent enlevés au 19e siècle.

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Building of the 11th and 12th centuries of which the western portal was raised in the 13th century. The rest of the building was entirely altered in the 19th century, notably with the addition of a bell tower. The building is formed of a short vestibule, a nave of two bays flanked by side aisles, and a choir in hemicycle. The portal was constructed after 1212 by Bertrand de La Tour to whom King Philippe-Auguste had given Orcet. He had also altered this church in the 13th century style by adorning it notably, on the sides of the bay preceding the apse of the choir, with arches similar to that of the portal, which were removed in the 19th century.

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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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