Saint-Saulge

INFORMATION

FontID: 03766SAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Saulge de Saint-Saulge
Church Patron Saints: St. Saulge?
Church Location: 1 Le Bourg, 58330 Saint-Saulge, France
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D34/D958, about 25 km ENE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Octagonal mounted font with irregular sides, covered in mouildings from the underbowl down to the the square lower base. The interior of the basin well appears to be divided into two compartments. Font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM58000583]: "Fonts baptismaux de forme octogonale, moulurés, accostés d'une piscine gothique moderne [...] H = 100 ; d = 80 [...] 16e siècle". Illustrated in Mémoire [ref.: AP58W00838].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.104008, 3.512468
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 6′ 14.43″ N, 3° 30′ 44.89″ E
UTM: 31T 538885 5216850

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round (divided)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: metal?
Notes: It appears to be a very thin metal (tin?) cover hinged to open on either half

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Mémoire / POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général), 2024. Accessed: 2025-04-15 00:00:00. URL: https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/search/mosaic?base=%5B%22Photographies%20%28M%C3%A9moire%29%22%5D.
France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. Accessed: 2025-04-15 00:00:00. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.