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Église

Ruillé-sur-Loir, Sarthe, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. AC 210) : inscription par arrêté du 3 février 1999
Protection dates
1999/02/03 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 16e siècle, 19e siècle
Later work
13e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Département
Sarthe
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.75163, 0.62051
Mérimée reference
PA72000014

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1725 map "Le Maine, L'Anjou et La Touraine, La Beauche et La Sologne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église, dépendant du chapitre du Mans, a été construite au 12e siècle, agrandie vers 1525-1547 (collatéral nord) et en 1855 (collatéral sud). La voûte du choeur et de la nef date de 1877. La partie occidentale de la nef est décorée de peintures murales du 13e siècle. L'église possède un vitrail du 16e siècle, restauré au 19e siècle.

English translation

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The church, dependent on the chapter of Le Mans, was built in the 12th century, enlarged around 1525-1547 (north side chapel) and in 1855 (south side chapel). The vault of the choir and nave dates from 1877. The western part of the nave is decorated with 13th-century wall paintings. The church possesses a 16th-century stained glass window, restored in the 19th century.

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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