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Église Saint-Jouin

Peray, Sarthe, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
inscrit MH, classé MH, protection totale
Extent of protection
Le cimetière (cad. A 236) : inscription par arrêté du 9 novembre 2000 - L'église en totalité (cad. A 235) : classement par arrêté du 7 janvier 2003
Protection dates
2000/11/09 : inscrit MH, 2003/01/07 : classé MH
Type
église, cimetière
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Peray
Département
Sarthe
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
48.24794, 0.36392
Mérimée reference
PA72000016

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Perchensis Comitatus : La Perche Comte" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise romane construite sans doute au 11e siècle, augmentée au 16e siècle d'une chapelle latérale au nord (1550) et enrichie d'un mobilier liturgique au 17e siècle. Elle est entourée de son cimetière, à proximité d'une motte féodale.

English translation

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Romanesque church built no doubt in the 11th century, enlarged in the 16th century by a lateral chapel to the north (1550) and enriched with liturgical furnishings in the 17th century. It is surrounded by its cemetery, near a feudal motte.

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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