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Temple protestant de Baffignac

Ferrières, Tarn, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le temple protestant de Baffignac (cad. AC 136) : inscription par arrêté du 31 juillet 2015
Protection dates
2015/07/31 : inscrit MH
Type
temple
Main period of construction
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une association cultuelle
Commune
Ferrières
Département
Tarn
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.66151, 2.45180
Mérimée reference
PA81000048

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 15: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

C'est un petit temple de montagne, peu visible dans le hameau. Il est précédé d'un petit enclos, peu courant, et évoque les temples de l'Ecosse calviniste presbytérienne qui sont beaucoup plus anciens. Une calade traverse le jardinet jusqu'à l'entrée. Le clocher a été ajouté dans un second temps

A l'intérieur, on trouve la distribution classique avec la chaire en majesté accessible par un double escalier, l'abat-voix et les petits tableaux, les spontanés qui indiquaient les cantiques à entonner, les tables de la Loi. On note la présence de vitraux ornementaux colorés de l'atelier toulousain Saint-Blancat.

English translation

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It is a small mountain temple, little visible in the hamlet. It is preceded by a small enclosure, uncommon, and evokes the temples of Calvinist Presbyterian Scotland which are much older. A calade crosses the small garden to the entrance. The bell tower was added at a later date.

Inside, one finds the classical arrangement with the pulpit in majesty accessible by a double staircase, the sounding board and small pictures, the spontaneous which indicated the hymns to be sung, the tables of the Law. One notes the presence of coloured ornamental stained glass from the Toulouse workshop Saint-Blancat.

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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