Azy-le-Vif
INFORMATION
FontID: 03761AZY
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Laurent d'Azy-le-Vif
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours and St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: 27-28 Le Bourg, 58240 Azy-le-Vif, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 58 10 99
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D978A, 8-9 km E of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier and the N7
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century,
Cognate Fonts: Many such in churches all around Burgundy
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
A bucket-shape cast iron stoup typical of this region, with chamfered bands and handles with rings.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
46.786346,
3.229947
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
46° 47′ 10.85″ N,
3° 13′ 47.81″ E
UTM: 31T 517551 5181448
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
metal, iron (cast iron)
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: bucket-shape
REFERENCES
Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999