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The church Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Bernouil, located in the Yonne department in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a religious building built between 1634 and 1643. It adopts a rare architectural plan, called quadrilobé, composed of four segments of circles. This geometrical choice, unusual for the time, reflects a desire for innovation in the conception of places of worship in the seventeenth century, a period marked by a post-Renaissance artistic renewal.

The building is classified as historic monuments by order of June 25, 1979, thereby recognizing its exceptional heritage value. The protection concerns the entire church, identified under cadastre B 326. Owned by the municipality of Bernouil, it is part of a rural landscape where parish churches played a central role, both spiritual and social, for local communities.

The location of Bernouil, in the Yonne, places this church in a historical region where 17th century religious architecture reflects the influences of both Burgundy and francilian. The churches of this period often served as a place of assembly, prayer, but also as a symbol of local power, whether seigneurial or ecclesiastical. Their construction met the needs of a predominantly agricultural population, for whom the Catholic faith structured daily life.

The sources available (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée base) underline the importance of this monument as an example of early Baroque Christian architecture in Burgundy. Its precise address, 2 Rue Saint-Jacques, and its Insee code (89038) confirm its anchoring in the communal territory. However, no information is available on any sponsors or artisans involved in its construction.

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