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The Church of St.Martin of Labourse is a religious building built in the 10th century, making it a rare testimony of pre-Roman or early Romanesque architecture in northern France. Located in the town of Labourse (Pas-de-Calais), it was listed in the Monuments Historiques by order of 26 May 1926, recognizing its heritage value. The location of the church, at 5317 Achille Larue Street, is documented with an accuracy deemed satisfactory (note 7/10), although the sources do not detail its current state or any subsequent transformations.

The monument belongs to the town of Labourse, as indicated by the Mérimée base, and its Insee code (62480) links it to the department of Pas-de-Calais, in the former region Nord-Pas-de-Calais (now Hauts-de-France). The available data do not specify whether the church is open to the visit or whether it houses parallel activities (rent, accommodation). Its protected element, namely the church itself, suggests at least partial preservation of its original structure, although the sources do not describe its specific architectural or artistic characteristics.

The Creative Commons license associated with Feluch Kotek's photo indicates accessible visual documentation, but the source text does not provide details of restoration campaigns, archaeological discoveries, or historical liturgical uses of the site. The absence of references to church-related characters or events in the available data limits the understanding of its social or religious role beyond its heritage classification.

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