Plouhinec / Ploeneq

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09494PLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: double font
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Winoc, Plouhinec
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Winnoc [aka Vinoc, Winnow, Wunnoc]
Church Notes: church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA00006315]: "Bâtie dans la seconde moitié du 16e siècle, probablement sur un édifice plus ancien (fondations retrouvées sous le dallage lors de travaux en 1987), l’église Saint-Vinoc de Plouhinec a été remaniée au 18e siècle."
Church Address: Rue Saint-Winoc, 29780 Plouhinec, France
Site Location: Finistère, Bretagne, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the D784, 5 km E of Audierne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Quimper-Léon
Additional Comments: altered font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Baptismal font probably of the 16th century made of granite [source: Office municipal du tourisme de Plouhinec: www.plouhinec-tourisme.com]. The font is listed in Palissy [ref.: IM29002565]: "Fonts baptismaux [...] 16e siècle [...] Granite : taillé [...] Grande cuve : h = 95, l = 80 ; petite cuve : h = 76, l = 40 [...] Partie remplacée [...] Couvercle remplacé". The entry for this church in InfoBretagne [http://www.infobretagne.com/plouhinec-eglise.htm] [accessed 4 August 2025] notes: "Les fonts baptismaux renferment un vieil autel de sainte Anne, décoré de belles colonnes torses, richement sculptées" [NB: this old altar is actually behind the font, not a part of it, as shown in https://photos-eglises.fr/Bretagne/29/Plouhinec/plouhinec.htm [accessed 4 Augsut 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 389230 5318932
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.014071, -4.485362
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 0′ 50.66″ N, 4° 29′ 7.3″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: double-font, polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round (both basins)
Basin Exterior Shape: double basin, polygonal (both)
Notes on Measurements: * [cf FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.