Roche-sur-Yon / Bourbon-Vendée / La Roche-sur-Yon / Napoléon / Napoléon-Vendée

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church exterior in context - northwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18909ROC
Church/Chapel: Eglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon
Church Patron Saints: St. Louis
Church Location: 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Country Name: France
Location: Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Directions to Site: Located off the A87, N of Nesmy, S of Dompierre-sur-Yon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Luçon
Historical Region: Bas-Poitou
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: 1829
Century and Period: 19th century (early), Neoclassical
Church Notes: listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00110212]: "1er quart 19e siècle" [NB: we have no information on an earlier church here]
Baptismal font of veined marble dated 1829. Listed in Palissy [ref.: PM85000277]: "Cuve baptismale. Marbre gris-blanc veiné. [...] Oeuvre de Mazères, sculpteur à Nantes. [...] 1829."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 46.6706, -1.425
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 46° 40′ 14.16″ N, 1° 25′ 30″ W
UTM: 30T 620447 5169779

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 80 x 125 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Palissy [ref.: PM85000277]]