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Saint-Pierre de Montlevicq Church is a French Catholic church in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is located in the commune of Montlevicq, within the natural region of Boischaut Sud, and depends on the archdiocese of Bourges. This monument, built in the 12th century, is part of a typical plan of Lower Berry, with a Latin cross and three apses oriented. Today, only the central abside remains intact from this period, while the rest of the building was partially rebuilt later.

The church was listed as historical monuments on October 11, 1930. It was said to have been built at the site of an earlier building and was part of the possessions of the Abbey of Saint Martin of Plaimpied. Its history is marked by transformations, especially after the collapse of a stone bell tower that would have damaged the nave. The Saint-Roch chapel was redone on this occasion, and a current bell tower replaced the old wooden bell tower destroyed during the Revolution.

The church architecture has local features, such as a roof partially covered with semi-cylindrical tiles, rare in the area. The entrance door, in third point, could date from the fourteenth century. The monument, owned by the commune, is today a testimony of the medieval religious and architectural heritage of the Boischaut Sud.

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