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The Saint-Pierre d'Hardanges Church, located in the Mayenne department, is a Roman Catholic building. It is located in the village of Hanganges, rue des Artisans, on the edge of the departmental road 147. Its architecture blends ancient elements with later modifications, such as a 17th-century edicle inlaid on the west façade, from the castle of Averton.

The façade and door of the church were redone in 1724 by Michel Loison de Chevaigné-du-Maine, while the coasts were taken over in 1743 by François Lebosse. The bell tower, topped by an arrow in slate since 1828, replaced an old double bay pinacle. The square bedside and the small Romanesque windows illuminating the nave testify to its medieval heritage. The church was restored at the end of the 19th century.

Inside, the northern chapel, blessed in 1773, houses a painting depicting the Baptism of Christ. Two bells, blessed in 1711 and 1784 respectively, bear the names of Anne (by Brandelis de Champagne) and a second unnamed. The altars dedicated to the Virgin and Saint Sebastian were mentioned in 1707. An inscription in the nave commemorates the ancestors of the Merode family, linked to the lord of the Château de la Chasseguerre.

In 1906, the church inventory was prevented by 200 men from the village, while women and children prayed inside. The contiguous cemetery, moved in 1885, also raised the evolution of local funeral practices.

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