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The church of Saint-Symphorien de Charmont-sous-Barbuise, located in the Aube department in the Grand Est region, is a religious building built mainly in the sixteenth century. It is distinguished by remarkable furniture of this period, including limestone sculptures (Vierge of pity, statue of Saint Barbe, hunting of Saint Hubert) and wooden elements such as a coat of arms or a seigneurial ferry. Two statues of Mary with the Child, dating from the 14th century with traces of polychromy, bear witness to an older cult occupation.

Ranked a historical monument by decree of 23 Oct. 1928, the church was once a cure dependent on the Great Dean of Troyes, under the collation of the bishop. A tithe, originally given in 1199 by Milon de Colaverdé, was officially attributed to the parish in 1697 by the chapter Saint-Étienne de Troyes. This historical status reflects its importance in the local religious organization, linked to the Troyan episcopal authority.

The building, owned by the commune, preserves architectural and artistic elements characteristic of the sixteenth and fourteenth centuries, illustrating the evolution of devotional practices and religious patronage in Champagne. Its classification among historical monuments underlines its heritage value, both for its architecture and for its furniture, partly polychrome and representing holy figures or biblical scenes.

Available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée base) confirm its address at 16 Bis Rue du Château and its Insee code (10084), while specifying that its geographical location is considered satisfactory a priori (level 6/10). The building remains a material testimony to the religious and social history of the Dawn, between the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

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