Vermenton No. 3

INFORMATION

FontID: 23550VER

Church/Chapel: Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Vermenton

Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary

Church Location: 5 rue du Condiau, 89270 Vermenton, France -- Tel.: +33 3 86 81 50 01

Country Name: France

Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Directions to Site: Located off the D606-D144 crossroads, about 20 km SE of Auxerre

Historical Region: Bourgogne

Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The entry in Palissy [ref.: PM89004550] reports a stone basin of a font or stoup in this church "Fonts baptismaux ; bénitier (cuve)"; no further details given in the listing entry [https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM89004550] [accessed 20 November 2021], but it is possible that this the detached basin lying on the ground of the baptistery in old photographs [cf. BSI entry for Vermenton No. 1]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.664600, 3.734270

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 39' 52.6" N, 3° 44' 3.4" E

UTM: 31T 555127 5279284

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: round

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round