Laffaux No. 2 / Latofao

INFORMATION

FontID: 18980LAF
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: 02880 Laffaux, France
Country Name: France
Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: About 5 kms NE of Soissons up the N2 to Laon. Many other Tournai fonts in the area: Urcel, Coucy-le-Chateau, Vermand, Ribemont, etc. -- The church is off the D537 [aka Route de Margival / rue de Laon]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin
Historical Region: Soissonais -- Val de l'Aisne -- Chemin des Dames
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Palissy [ref.: PM02000561] lists a stone baptismal of the 16th century that was destroyed in WWI: " fonts baptismaux [...] 16e siècle [...] Détruits pendant la guerre de 1914-1918." [cf. Index entry for Laffaux No. 1 for the medieval baptismal font of this church].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.447865, 3.427804
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 26′ 52.31″ N, 3° 25′ 40.09″ E
UTM: 31U 530885 5477480