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Église Saint-Martin

Salles, Deux-Sèvres, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Choeur roman (cad. B 173) : inscription par arrêté du 29 décembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/12/29 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
église
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Salles
Département
Deux-Sèvres
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.38576, -0.09822
Mérimée reference
PA79000010

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The County of Pictavia. Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise de la première moitié du 12e siècle. A la fin du 15e siècle, une chapelle seigneuriale est construite contre le mur sud du choeur ; elle est démolie au début du 19e siècle. Dans le courant du 19e siècle, transformation de la nef en habitation et construction d'une chapelle sud et d'un clocher-porche dans le style néo-roman.

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Church of the first half of the 12th century. At the end of the 15th century, a seigneurial chapel is built against the south wall of the choir; it is demolished in the early 19th century. In the course of the 19th century, transformation of the nave into a dwelling and construction of a south chapel and a porch tower in the neo-Romanesque style.

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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