Bussy-la-Pesle

INFORMATION

FontID: 03697BUS

Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Germain

Church Patron Saints: St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]

Church Location: Rue saint germain, 58420 Bussy-la-Pesle, France

Country Name: France

Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Directions to Site: Located off the D120, 2-3 km SW of Brinon-sur-Beuvron, about 22 km SW of Clamecy.

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval

Church Notes: church re-built mid-18thC

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Plain medieval font has a rounded basin with receded rim; the stem of the base is cylindrical and it rests on a wide round plinth. There is a crude patch of cement repair (?) in the area of the old hinge, upper rim.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.264733, 3.470844

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 15′ 53.04″ N, 3° 28′ 15.04″ E

UTM: 31T 535619 5234691

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown

Font Shape: chalice-shaped

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999