Cross at the access to la Chapelle-Sainte-Foy

Identity card

Inventory number: # 27

Commune : Crozant

Visibility : Cross visible from a public space

Presence of cupule : yes

Presence in the Napoleonic map : no

Dimensions* :

  • height : 72 cm
  • length of arms : 44 cm
  • thickness : 20 cm

Dating ? Function ?

To find out more, let's dig into the depths of the territory's history...

Characteristics

*

Summit cupule 7 cm in diameter and 3 cm deep.

* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU

Restoration / Repairs

Date of restoration and/or repairs :

This cross was broken, abandoned in a corner, then reinstalled at the entrance to the village, this seemed to be the most suitable place.

The only part left of it was its head which lay in the ditch.

A foot was created for it.

How it was made

Granite is ubiquitous here, it is everywhere in the fields

Each of the inventoried crosses was made by a different stonemason.

However, it seems that they all used the same model or « pattern ».

Each carver made his sculpture from some local granite stone known as a fieldstone.

Find out more with the expertise of Didier Fauguet, stone sculptor and carver.

Location

Crozant type crosses are located between Oïl and Oc on the territory of the "croissant marchois".

This cross is located at the entrance to la Chapelle-Sainte-Foy

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Walks and Cycle rides

Cycle rides

You can discover this cross during the « Cyclo des croix de Crozant » ride available on izi.TRAVEL.

Below, you can start to learn more about this cross.