Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie)

Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie)

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Mérimée ID

PA00098536

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1862)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie) — Chapelle in Noyers-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Historical notice

Dépendant d'une ancienne maladrerie, la chapelle du 12e siècle, comprenait une nef, un choeur plus étroit, et un sanctuaire demi-circulaire voûté en cul de four. La nef a été coupée par un plancher pour former un grenier. Dans le mur oriental, un grand arc en plein cintre présente des chapiteaux ornés de feuillages et d'animaux.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098536. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is classé Monument Historique (listed) (since 1862), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

La chapelle : classement par liste de 1862

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Noyers-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.2760°N, 1.3860°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Eglise Notre-Dame de Vernou-en-Sologne Vernou-en-Sologne 1926
Château de Chitenay Chitenay 1960
Église Notre-Dame d’Écoman Vievy-le-Rayé 2022
Dolmen de la Rousselière Prénouvellon 1979
Maison de la Chancellerie Blois 2023

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 12e siècle.

Relative significance

Among the most recently protected sites of the département — typically 20th- or 21st-century inscriptions.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie) located?

Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie) is located in the commune of Noyers-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher).

When was Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie) protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098536 in the Mérimée database.

When was Chapelle Saint-Lazare (ancienne maladrerie) built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 12e siècle.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.

Geographic location

location_on Noyers-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher

Coordinates: 47.2760°N, 1.3860°E