Bivilliers
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10118BIV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre de Bivilliers à Tourouvre-au-Perche
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: formr castle chapel of 1224 became parochial ca. 1450; modified 17thC -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA61000051]: "Eglise de campagne d'origine romane, à nef unique [...] 12e siècle"
Church Address: Le Bourg , 61190 Bivilliers, France
Site Location: Orne, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D282, 45-50 km NE of Alençon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Sées
Historical Region: Basse-Normandie
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 15th century noted in the Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux [https://recensement.patrimoine-religieux.fr/eglises_edifices/61-Orne/61045-Bivilliers/185784-EgliseSaint-Pierre] [accessed 15 August 2025]: "Fonds [sic] baptismaux en pierre du XVème s." The entry for this church in the French Wikipedia entry [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Pierre_de_Bivilliers] [accessed 15 August 2025] has: "fonts baptismaux du XVIe siècle".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 324357 5383495
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.5799, 0.6185
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 34′ 47.64″ N, 0° 37′ 6.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone