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Saint-Germain Church of Hanches

Saint-Germain Church of Hanches

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Saint-Germain Church of Hanches

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Location: Hanches, Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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1. Épernon town hall – Château de Maintenon loop from Hanches

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2. Half-timbered house – Épernon town hall loop from Nogent-le-Roi

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01:55

250m

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3. Rambouillet – Château de Maintenon loop from Droue-sur-Drouette

53.5km

02:30

330m

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Josian TECHER

May 22, 2020

The Saint-Germain church was built, or rebuilt, in the 11th century by the monks of the Trinity Monastery of Seincourt, today Saint-Thomas d'Eperon Priory, then located on the territory of Hanches. The church at the time included only the nave and the sanctuary. It was altered in the 15th century, following the Hundred Years War, by the addition of a powerful bell-tower in sandstone serving as a watchtower, a sacristy and arrangements of the side nave. The church is listed in the inventory of historic monuments.

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Josian TECHER

May 22, 2020

In the church is on the beams the coat of arms of the family of Champrond, lord of the Tour Neuve: a golden griffin on his azure. The coat of arms tradition was born from the battlefields, on the shield of the knights. His purpose was to recognize them by their decorations, because their faces were masked by the helm. In the symbolism of fabulous animals, the griffin is a chimeric being composed of the lower half of a lion. It is this griffin which is taken up as the coat of arms of the town.

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Jonathan VITEL

February 6, 2021

The church consists of a nave crowned by a paneled semicircular vault, and a side aisle, separated by five pilasters supporting arches. The choir ends with a semicircular apse. The quadrangular bell tower is attached to the west gable of the nave. The tower is supported by stepped buttresses, the north-west being occupied by the staircase covered with an irregular polygonal turret. The interior layout shows traces of 19th century intervention.

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Location: Hanches, Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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Saint-Germain Church of Hanches

1. Épernon town hall – Château de Maintenon loop from Hanches

2. Half-timbered house – Épernon town hall loop from Nogent-le-Roi

3. Rambouillet – Château de Maintenon loop from Droue-sur-Drouette

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