September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Place de la Mairie, 46500 Alvignac

Lot

Occitanie

Free visit of the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Name: Free visit of the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

📍 Discovering the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

19 and 20 September

Conditions

Free.

📍 Discovering the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days 2026, come and discover the village of Alvignac and its church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine.

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 18:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Place de la Mairie, 46500 Alvignac

Lot

Occitanie

The bishop of Cahors Géraud (1068-1083) gave several churches to the priory of Carennac, including that of Rignac and therefore, it is believed, that of Alvignac which is its annex; Father Clary adds, according to the notes of Edmond Albe, that a new church in 1267 became the main part of the present church. The interior elevations of the second bay of the nave show two large arches whose apparatus of small squared rubble evokes the eleventh century, while their broken layout would be in favor of a later dating. The church was largely rebuilt in the late 15th or early 16th century. The bell tower and side aisles were redone in 1880 and 1886 (Clary, 1986), in the late 15th century style; the stained glass windows are dated 1887\. The church has a square apse and a nave of four unequal bays flanked by two collaterals of two bays; a square bell tower is attached to the north, at the western end of the nave. The ogive vaults that cover the whole building give it a misleading homogeneity: i

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September 2026

Besichtigung der Kirche Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Conditions

📍 Die Kirche Sainte-Marie-Madeleine entdecken

Free visit of the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Conditions

📍 Discovering the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

Visita libera della chiesa di Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Conditions

📍 Alla scoperta della chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

Visite libre de l'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Conditions

📍 À la découverte de l’église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Visita libre de la iglesia de Santa María Magdalena

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📍 Descubrir la iglesia de Santa María Magdalena

September 2026