Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église de la Boissière-Thouarsaise (ancienne église Saint-Benoît de la Boissière)
Lageon, Deux-Sèvres, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- L'église, en totalité (cad. A 337) : inscription par arrêté du 19 septembre 2001
- Protection dates
- 2001/09/19 : inscrit MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 4e quart 16e siècle, 1er quart 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété d'une société privée
- Commune
- Lageon
- Département
- Deux-Sèvres
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.71793, -0.26951
- Mérimée reference
- PA79000021
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The County of Pictavia. Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ancienne église paroissiale désaffectée au profit d'une église neuve, cet édifice semble remonter pour l'essentiel dans son aspect actuel au 13e siècle (arcs brisés des portails). Ravagée pendant les guerres de Religion, l'église a été recouverte d'une charpente fin 16e siècle-début 17e siècle. Le décor peint est difficile à dater. Des pierres tombales datent du 17e et du 18e siècles.
English translation
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History
Former parish church, deconsecrated in favour of a new church, this building appears to date in its essential aspects from the 13th century (pointed arches of the doorways). Ravaged during the Wars of Religion, the church was covered with roof structure of late 16th century-early 17th century. The painted decoration is difficult to date. Gravestones date from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Thenessue ou Tennessuschâteauunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.