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The church Saint-Aignan de Bonny-sur-Loire is a Catholic religious building located in the Loiret department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its construction spans several centuries, with architectural traces dating back to the 13th century, but most of its current structure dates from the late 15th and 16th centuries. The building was destroyed during the English occupation under Charles XII and during the Wars of Religion, requiring major reconstruction. Classified as a Historical Monument since 1984, it illustrates the stylistic transitions between Gothic and Renaissance, with elements such as a 13th century square bell tower, quadripartite vaults, and a southern Renaissance-style portal.

The church consists of a four-span nave completed by a polygonal bedside, without strolling. A non-slanting transept arm is present on the south side, while a square bell tower, the oldest part, rises above the south side. This bell tower, in the medium calcareous apparatus, consists of four levels pierced of windows in broken arches, with a wide-brassed cover sheltering geminated bays. The nave and the lower side have distinct characteristics: the lower south side, with its quadripartite vaults and its arcs with round mouldings, dates back to the 13th century, while the lower north side, with fine mouldings and arches with liernes and thirdrons, dates from the 16th century. The southern portal, inspired by Renaissance, opens with two doors in the middle of the hanger surmounted by an entably decorated with rinceaux, supported by columns with Corinthian capitals.

The church depends on the diocese of Orleans and the dean of the Giennais-Puisaye-Berry, in the ecclesiastical province of Tours. It is located in the natural region of Giennois, near the departmental road 965, and its exact address is 57 Rue du 14 juillet, 45420 Bonny-sur-Loire. Owned by the municipality, it has been fully protected since its classification in 1984, covering the entire building (cadastre AB 507). The sources available, including Wikipedia, Monumentum and the Merimée base, underline its heritage importance in the religious and architectural landscape of the Loiret.

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