Prats-du-Périgord

Prats-du-Périgord

Prats-du-Périgord

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Prats-du-Périgord (French pronunciation: [pʁa dy peʁiɡɔʁ]; Occitan: Prats de Perigòrd) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest France.

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Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Église Saint-Maurice de Prats-du-Périgord

The main part of the church was built in 12th and 13th centuries as part of a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller order.[3] The entrance is a through a tall flat bell-tower with four bell openings into the church's nave.[3] The chevet-aspe is extremely high and is fortified with murder holes or meurtrière.[3] The church is the property of the municipality and was registered as a historical monument on 24 June 1948.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice de Prats, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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