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La collégiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouvres-en-Plaine is a Catholic church located in the Côte-d'Or department, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries, it was classified as historic monuments as early as 1862, reflecting its early heritage significance. Its architecture and furniture reflect the stylistic evolutions of this late medieval period.

The building is located in Rouvres-en-Plaine, a village whose history is marked by a parish organization typical of the Middle Ages. College churches, like this one, played a central role in the religious and social life of local communities, often sheltering canons and serving as a gathering place for the faithful. Their construction was generally linked to economic prosperity or the protection of a local lord, although the sources do not specify the exact sponsors here.

The protected elements of the college include the church itself, with architectural details and remarkable furniture, such as stalls, an organ, and funeral slabs. These components illustrate medieval sacred art and devotion of the faithful of the time. The architectural study conducted by Didier Sécula, published in the Memoirs of the Commission des Antiquities de la Côte-d'Or (1993-1996), offers an in-depth analysis of its structure, confirming its historical and artistic interest.

The college is now owned by the commune of Rouvres-en-Plaine. Although the sources do not detail its present state of conservation or its contemporary uses, its classification as historical monuments guarantees its preservation. External resources, such as the Mérimée base or the Clochers de France, allow to deepen research on this Burgundy religious heritage.

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