Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency

Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency

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Mérimée ID

PA00098691

French architectural heritage database reference.

Protection

Classé (1862)

Status under the French Heritage Act.

Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency — église in Beaugency (Loiret) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act.

Historical notice

Ancienne abbatiale construite au 12e siècle et restaurée en 1642. Voûtes en bois du 17e siècle, achevées en 1684 et composées selon la disposition des croisées d'ogives, hormis le déambulatoire (voûtes d'arêtes) et les chapelles absidiales (cul de four). Au-dessus des archivoltes du rond-point s'ouvre un triforium. La chapelle Sainte-Anne a été rajoutée en 1874-76 sur les plans de l'architecte René Dusserre. Le vitrail est de Lobin.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00098691. 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.

Eglise Notre-Dame (cad. F4 1042) : classement par liste de 1862

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété de la commune.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Beaugency, Loiret, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.7774°N, 1.6340°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument Commune Protected
Maison dite "de l'Ile du Canada" Château-Renard 2004
Halle de Lorris Lorris 1987
Ancienne prison de Beaugency Beaugency 1933
Immeuble de Orléans Orléans 1945
Maison à pans de bois Châtillon-sur-Loire 1997

Loire Context

Architectural context

Built or restructured in the 12e siècle;17e siècle;19e siècle. Attributed author: Dusserre René (architecte).

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 Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency located?

Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency is located in the commune of Beaugency (Loiret).

When was Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1862 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00098691 in the Mérimée database.

When was Eglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency built?

The main construction campaign dates from the 12e siècle;17e siècle;19e siècle.

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

Geographic location

location_on Beaugency, Loiret

Coordinates: 47.7774°N, 1.6340°E