Saint-Auban / Sant Auban / Sant'Albano sull'Esterone

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 03686AUB
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Étienne de Saint-Auban
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: present church 1564 replaced an earlier one on a different site
Church Address: 06850 Saint-Auban, France
Site Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D2211A, 29 km E of Castellane, 60 km NW of Grasse
Font Notes:
Rounded water stoup with one carved front-facing round face, said to have originated in the 13th century town castle now destroyed. The object itself is probably also from that date and now serves as a water stoup at the parish church.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 317196 4857564
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.84853, 6.72572
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 50′ 54.71″ N, 6° 43′ 32.59″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Le Patrimoine des communes des Alpes-Maritimes, Charenton: FLOHIC, 2000, vol. 2, p. 813