Arville / Aridavilla / Arville en Couëtron-au-Perche

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view of church exterior - northeast view
view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Katholische Kirche Notre-Dame in Arville im Département Loir-et-Cher. (Centre-Val de Loire/Frankreich)."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph 20 August 2015 by GFreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arville_Notre-Dame_569.jpg] [accessed 26 December 2023]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 25205ARV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Eglise Notre-Dame-Saint-Louis
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin & St. Louis
Church Location: Rue de l'Eglise, Arville, 41170 Couëtron-au-Perche, France
Country Name: France
Location: Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Directions to Site: Located off the D921, N of the D23, in the municipality and 9-10 km NE of Couëtron-au-Perche, about 40 km W of Châteaudun
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Blois
Historical Region: Centre
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: 12thC KnightsTemplar church; later taken over by the Knights Hospitallers of St, John; listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00098324]: "Eglise Notre-Dame-Saint-Louis [...] 12e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 15e siècle [...] Cette église devait être primitivement simple chapelle de la commanderie, fondée au 12e siècle par les Templiers, formant l'un des côtés de la cour qui regroupe les bâtiments. Le porche monumental du 15e siècle est flanqué de deux tours en briques. La nef se termine par une abside semi circulaire couverte en cul de four."
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-century church here]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 48.063587, 0.948209
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 48° 3′ 48.91″ N, 0° 56′ 53.55″ E
UTM: 31U 347137 5325404