Tamnay-en-Bazois

INFORMATION

FontID: 03705TAM
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Tamnay-en-Bazois
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 58110 Tamnay-en-Bazois, France
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D978, 6-7 km E of Châtillon-en-Bazois, about 45 km E of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century,
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified since
Octagonal mounted holy-water stoup of the 16th century, plain except for several mouldings on its side. It rests on a broad octagonal pillar with identical ornamentation and is reported by the source as originating in the reconstruction of this church carried out in the 16th century. (Patrimoine…, Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 241)

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.054583, 3.719781
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 3′ 16.5″ N, 3° 43′ 11.21″ E
UTM: 31T 554666 5211481

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

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