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Montesquieu-des-Albères : Saint-Saturnin Church

Pyrénées-Orientales

Reference

PA00104051

Latitude

42.5202694

Longitude

2.8796222

Address

10 Avenue Lucien Galy 66740 Montesquieu-des-Albères

Construction era

12e siècle

Protection date

1984/04/03 : inscrit MH

Protection cause

Eglise (cad. A 2) : inscription par arrêté du 3 avril 1984

This church well illustrates the Romanesque architecture of Roussillon at the beginning of the 12th century: it presents a balance in its low forms and an architectural simplicity, embellished with a few decorative elements, such as the Lombard decor at the rear and the portal added later.