Vauhallan
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07668VAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Rigomer et Sainte-Ténestine
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): Sts. Rigomer & Ténestine [6thC]
Church Notes: a crypt remains of the original Merovingian 6thC church here; modified 11thC; re-built 13thC; modified 17th, 18thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00088027]
Church Address: Rue de l'Église, 91430 Vauhallan, France -- Tel.: +33 1 69 41 08 17 [closed Sept. 2022 for safety reasons]
Site Location: Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D60, 3 km S of Bièvres, about 6 km NW of Palaiseau
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the Patrimoine des communes... l'Essonne (2002, v. 1: 107) as a monolithic oval baptismal font of the 16th century; it presents two volumes, the upper slightly wider than the lower; a small moukling ornaments and delineates the upper rim; the inside of the basin is divided into two wells by a vertical partition right down the middle. There is evidence of damage at the upper rim, at opposite sides, consistent with the removal of cover staples. [Flohic ref.: 91030414]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 441764 5398149
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.73364, 2.20802
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 44′ 1.1″ N, 2° 12′ 28.87″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: oval (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: oval
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. Font notes]
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de l'Essonne, Paris: FLOHIC, 2002, vol. 1: 107