Oulon
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03758OUL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Andoche d'Oulon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andoche
Church Address: 1 Pl. de l'Église, 58700 Oulon, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 37 30 79
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D129, 6-7 km NE of Prémery
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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Hexagonal mounted font of the 16th century. The basin is hexagonal and totally plain, and has a shallow ceramic basin insert with two wells. The stem of the base is a rough square block. The short plinth is also square.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 530117 5227376
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.199186, 3.397622
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 11′ 57.07″ N, 3° 23′ 51.44″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (with ceramic insert)
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: wood
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 2, p. 857