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Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes en Loire-Atlantique

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise de style classique

Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes

    Rue de Tréméac
    44000 Nantes
Ownership of the municipality
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay de Nantes
Crédit photo : Gwendal - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1756
Reconstruction decision
17 mai 1761
Church Consecration
1775-1785
Presence of Acadians
1833-1841
Neoclassical reconstruction
26 mars 1990
Registration historical monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Église Saint-Martin-de-Chantenay (Box IL 431) : inscription by order of 26 March 1990

Key figures

Louis Laillaud - Architect Designed the original plan in 1756.
Louis XV - King of France Finances reconstruction in 1756.
Abbé Jean Richard - Curé de Chantenay Commands reconstruction in 1833.
Louis Gilée (ou Gelée) - Architect Directs neo-classical work (1833-1841).
Guillaume Grootaërs - Sculptor Implements interior design (1836).

Origin and history

The church of Saint-Martin de Chantenay, located in the former commune of Chantenay-sur-Loire (now Bellevue-Chantenay-Sainte-Anne district in Nantes), is a parish church rebuilt in the 18th century. In 1756, faced with the inadequacy of the old church for a growing population, the states of Brittany and the government of Louis XV financed its reconstruction. The architect Louis Laillaud designed a simple building, with a bell tower covered with a Dome Dome. The old church was demolished in 1759, and the news, consecrated on 17 May 1761, welcomed Acadians deported between 1775 and 1785, before their departure for Louisiana.

During the Revolution, the church was disused, partially destroyed and sold as national property to a Mr. Moustier. After the Restoration in 1833, Abbé Jean Richard entrusted architect Louis Gilée (or Gelée) with the design of a new building, inspired by the original plan but enlarged according to the neo-classical cannons. The sculptor Guillaume Grootaërs made the interior layout (completed in 1836), and the bell tower was erected in 1839. The building, completed in 1841, was listed for historical monuments on 26 March 1990.

Today's architecture thus combines elements from the 18th century (initial plan of Laillaud) and the 19th century (neoclassical reconstruction of Gilée/Grootaërs). The monument reflects the political and religious upheavals of his time, as well as the temporary welcome of the Acadians, a Francophone community exiled after the Great Derangement.

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