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Église Saint-Hilaire de Cenan

La Puye, Vienne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
L'église en totalité (cad. AC 41) : inscription par arrêté du 12 septembre 2002
Protection dates
2002/09/12 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 16e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
La Puye
Département
Vienne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.64990, 0.72851
Mérimée reference
PA86000020

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Carte du Gouvernement d'Orleanois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La paroisse remonte à la fin du 11e siècle. Le chœur et l'avant-chœur, voûtés en plein cintre, sont les parties les plus anciennes de l'église auxquelles a été ajoutée la nef rectangulaire. La sacristie, surmontée du logement du curé et du clocher, fut édifiée à la fin du 18e siècle. Installation du mobilier liturgique dans la seconde moitié du 18e siècle. A partir de 1776, l'église a été adoptée par les Acadiens qui y célèbrent unions et naissances, et inhument leurs proches dans le petit cimetière

English translation

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The parish dates back to the late 11th century. The choir and antechoir, vaulted in barrel vault, are the oldest parts of the church to which was added the rectangular nave. The sacristy, crowned with the priest's residence and the bell tower, was built in the late 18th century. Installation of liturgical furnishings in the second half of the 18th century. From 1776, the church was adopted by the Acadians who celebrated unions and births there, and buried their near and dear in the small cemetery.

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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