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Avon-les-Roches : Ruins of the castle and the collegiate church of the Roches-Tranchelion

Indre-et-Loire

Reference

PA00097543

Latitude

47.161222

Longitude

0.473882

Address

160 Les Roches Tranchelion 37220 Avon-les-Roches

Construction era

16e siècle

Protection date

1914/05/09 : classé MH

Protection cause

Les ruines du château et et de la collégiale (cad. ZK 204, 205) : classement par arrêté du 9 mai 1914

The church was built on the lower part of an old castle, the lower rooms of which remain below. These rooms include loopholes. The entrance to the chapel keeps its sculptures. The collegiate church was founded in 1527 by Lancelot de la Touche. The vaults reach more than twelve meters in height.