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Origin and history

The 15th-century cemetery cross of Omerville is a historical monument located in the Val-d'Oise in Île-de-France. Classified by ministerial decree in 1927, it embodies the medieval religious and funeral heritage of this rural commune. Its current location, Place Saint-Martin, suggests an original link with the parish church or the dedicated cemetery.

Medieval cemetery crosses served as a spiritual and social landmark for village communities. At the time of the 15th century, Omerville — like many villages in France — organized his life around the church, agricultural land and local trade routes. These monuments also marked the sacred limits of burial spaces, often placed near places of worship.

The protection of this cross in 1927 reflects its heritage importance, although the available archives do not specify its sponsor or the exact circumstances of its creation. A communal property, it remains a material testimony of funeral and artistic practices of the late Middle Ages in France. Geolocalized data (latitude/longitude) place it with a priori satisfactory accuracy (note 6/10), with no certainty as to any historical displacements.

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