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Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Dancevoir Church is a 13th-century religious building in the commune of Dancevoir, Haute-Marne. This monument, classified among the Historical Monuments, is representative of the medieval religious architecture of the Champagne-Ardenne region, now integrated into the Great East. Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments dates from 9 March 1990, thus protecting its architectural and cultural heritage.

The location of the church, at 95 Rue de Verdun in Dancevoir, is documented in the Mérimée base, with a geographical accuracy deemed satisfactory a priori. Owned by the commune, this religious building was able to play a central role in the social and spiritual life of the local population in the Middle Ages. The churches of that period often served as a place of assembly, prayer, but also as a refuge and symbol of power for rural communities.

Available data, from sources such as Monumentum, indicate that the church is still localizable today, although its current condition and access conditions (visit, rental, etc.) are not specified. The Creative Commons license associated with a photograph of the monument suggests a heritage and tourist interest, reinforced by its protected status since 1990.

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