The Church Saint Hilaire of Nogent le Rotrou !!

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As usual lately, digging into my cd rom vault of memories found me new pictures that should be in my blog for you and me. The town of Nogent le Rotrou is worth the detour to see more, me think, The town of Nogent-le-Rotrou is located in the Eure-et-Loir department no, 28 in the Centre-Val de Loire region of my belle France, Therefore, this is my take on the Church Saint Hilaire of Nogent le Rotrou !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Church Saint-Hilaire is the oldest of the three churches in Nogent-le-Rotrou. The original structure dates back to the 11C with the chancel built in the 13C. The nave, tower, and bell tower were erected in the 16C. In the 19C, fourteen stained-glass windows were created and installed. Also, has stained-glass windows from 1866 and 1947. The organ was built in 1876.

The founding charter of the Abbey of Saint-Denis, dating from the first quarter of the 11C, mentions the existence of a church dedicated to Saint Hilary, located above the Huisne river. Geoffrey III, Viscount of Châteaudun and Lord of Nogent, gave the monks the Church Saint Hilary with its cemetery, tithe, and appurtenances. The church and its parish were confirmed in 1160 by a bull of Pope Alexander III. The church underwent two building campaigns during the 16C. The first doorway leads to the bell tower, for which a construction contract dates the start of work to 1548 and its completion to 1560. The second is attested by a date inscribed on the south aisle and the “old” sacristy, both dated 1588. The church was used as a burial place; priests, curates, nobles, and bourgeois were buried there until the 18C. The Church Saint-Hilaire underwent extensive renovations during the 19C. The apse, then hidden by an altarpiece described as “modern,” was reopened and fitted with new stained-glass windows. The nave and the apse were also covered with a plaster vault, certainly after 1840. Finally, a new sacristy was built after 1860 as an extension of the north aisle. The presence of a former sacristy and a morgue, located at the end of the south aisle, to the east for the former and to the west for the latter, is attested on a map from 1853. They were destroyed before 1878.

The town of Nogent le Rotrou on its heritage : https://www.ville-nogentlerotrou.fr/culture/patrimoine-de-la-ville/

The local Perché area tourist office on Nogent le Rotrou : http://www.perche-tourisme.fr/Explorer/Nos-incontournables/Nogent-le-Rotrou-capitale-du-Perche

The official Les Plus Beaux Detours de France on Nogent le Rotrou : https://www.plusbeauxdetours.com/tous-les-plus-beaux-detours/detour-par-nogent-le-rotrou-en-eure-et-loir/

The Eure et Loir dept 28 tourist office on Nogent le Rotrou : https://www.tourisme28.com/experiences/un-week-end-a-nogent-le-rotrou/

There you go folks, a nice short and sassy visit to quant old Nogent le Rotrou, for the memories of my road warrior trails. Looking forward to be back, eventually, worth the detour. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Hilaire of Nogent le Rotrou !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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