Gars
INFORMATION
FontID: 03684GAR
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Sauveur
Church Patron Saints: Our Saviour
Church Location: Route de l'Oratoire, 06850 Gars, France
Country Name: France
Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Directions to Site: Located off the D84, ENE of Saint-Auban, NW of Le Mas
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC(?) church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00080723]: "12e siècle"
Font Notes:
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Functioning now as holy-water stoup, the source [cf. infra] suggests that it is an ancient or medieval stone recycled for that purpose. It has a round well and a Latin cross in a circle on the outside, upper surface. (Le patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, 2000, v. 2, p. 805)
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.86575, 6.802972
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 51′ 56.7″ N, 6° 48′ 10.7″ E
UTM: 32T 323457 4859308
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Basin Interior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000