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Saint-Martial Church

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Saint-Martial Church

Name: Saint-Martial Church
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Location: Dirac, Angoulême, New Aquitaine, France

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Stéphane Leblanc

September 21, 2021

Dominating the surrounding countryside at the edge of the village, this beautiful Romanesque-style church built in the 12th century has a very beautiful sculpted decoration on the facade.
The part of the building dedicated to Saint Martial predates 1110, but its facade and apse are from the second half of the 12th century. Already modified in the 13th century by the realization of a ribbed vault above the eastern span of the nave, it was enlarged by two side chapels in the 15th century.

The facade divided into three levels by bands, is endowed with sculptures of great finesse of execution. On the ground floor, between two blind arcades, the portal has four arches. All the arches rest on small columns with capitals carved with small figures, animals and motifs. Above, five blind arcades, with the exception of the central one pierced by a small bay, rest on small columns with capitals decorated with palmettes. The gable was redone in the 19th century.

The nave is barrel vaulted for three of its spans while the fourth is on cross ribs. There is no transept and it is the chapels created in the 15th century that overhang the south and north sides. The bell tower rises above a dome on pendants.

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Jean-Francois BALLOUX

October 12, 2021

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Elevation 190 m

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Saint-Martial Church

1. Château de Villebois-Lavalette depuis Villebois loop

2. Old station portico – Le long de la Charente loop from Le Verger du Parc

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