Ecos / Écos

INFORMATION

FontID: 03174ECO
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Denis d'Écos
Church Patron Saints: St. Denys [aka Denis, Dennis, Dionis, Dyonisius]
Church Location: 4 D119, 27630 Vexin-sur-Epte, France
Country Name: France
Location: Eure, Normandie
Directions to Site: Located off the D119, in the municipality of Vexin-sur-Epte, about 40 km NE of Evreux, about 15 km W of Magny-en-Vexin, with an interesting font.
Historical Region: Haute-Normandie
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century (?), Medieval
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00017188]: "Eglise consacrée en 1258 ; clocher et nef reconstruits au 15e siècle (portail) ; voûtes du choeur reconstruites au 17e siècle ; restaurations 19e siècle"
Listed by Enlart (1902) as a 14th century marble font mounted on a five-support base. Listed in Palissy [ref.: IM27003282]: "Fonts baptismaux (cuve baptismale à infusion) [...] Calcaire [...] Socle carré ; pied et cuve de forme octogonale [...] 14e siècle (?) [...] H = 110 ; la = 86 [...] Le bord de la cuve est en mauvais état ; traces de polychromie".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.158626, 1.605949
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 9′ 31.06″ N, 1° 36′ 21.41″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 110 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 86 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2025-03-21 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.