Eglise Saint Irénée - Châteauroux-les-Alpes, France
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N 44° 36.909 E 006° 31.189
32T E 303218 N 4943193
L’église St-Irénée est la seconde église paroissiale de la communauté de Châteauroux-les-Alpes / The St-Irénée Church is the second parish church of the community of Châteauroux-les-Alpes
Waymark Code: WM130Z8
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 08/23/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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FR L’église St-Irénée est la seconde église paroissiale de la communauté castelroussine.
Le premier lieu de culte est situé sur le versant adret de la vallée du Rabioux dans le hameau actuel de St-Marcellin à proximité du château, noyau originel de la paroisse de Châteauroux.
La réalisation d’une seconde église témoigne des intenses transformations économiques et sociales depuis le XVIIe siècle favorisant un développement de l’habitat au bas des coteaux. Le moteur principale de cette « descente » de l’habitat est mise en place de la nouvelle route royale en 1756, laquelle ne relie plus les hameaux d’altitudes.
La population des Aubergeries et des Mathieux, au abord de ce nouvel axe, est en forte augmentation et les anciens lieux de cultes deviennent de plus en plus exigus. Aussi en 1796, chose rare pendant la période révolutionnaire, on décide la construction d’une église pour remplacer sur le même site la petite chapelle St-Antoine dont il est déjà fait mention en 1516.
Les travaux se prolonge jusqu’en 1806 et, le 12 avril 1811, l'église de St-Irénée devient le Nouveau Centre de la paroisse de Châteauroux, ce qui est confirmé par l’ordonnance royale du 14 juin 1826.
La dédicace St-Irénée semble avoir était prise en l’honneur de l’évêque de Digne et de Gap, Irénée Dessoles (1802-1805) qui a beaucoup oeuvré pour la naissance de la nouvelle paroisse.
Sous la monarchie de Juillet, en 1830-31, le bâtiment de l’ep est agrandi: c’est alors que l’on construit le clocher actuel.
Tout ceci témoigne d’un intense vitalité de la commune qui compte environ 1900 habitants en 1856.
A la fin du XIXe siècle, l’édifice est remanié de façon très originale. En 1890, la nef, de petite taille, située à l’époque à l’est du clocher (côté route Aujourd’hui) donne des signes de fragilité: sa voûte devrait être consolidée et l’ensemble du bâtiment élargi. À la place, c’est un autre projet qui est retenu et en 1895-96 un nouvelle église est construite sur le flanc ouest du clocher qui est aujourd’hui le seul élément subsistent de l'église originelle. Voilà pourquoi il existe sur le côté est du clocher une petite porte qui communiquait autrefois avec l’ancienne église et qui aujourd’hui donne directement sur la rue.
EN St-Irénée Church is the second parish church of the Castelroussine community.
The first place of worship is located on the adret side of the Rabioux valley in the current hamlet of St-Marcellin near the castle, the original nucleus of the parish of Châteauroux.
The construction of a second church testifies to the intense economic and social transformations since the 17th century, favoring the development of housing at the bottom of the slopes. The main driving force behind this "descent" from the habitat was the establishment of the new royal road in 1756, which no longer linked the high altitude hamlets.
The population of Aubergeries and Mathieux, at the approach of this new axis, is in strong increase and the old places of worship become more and more cramped. Also in 1796, a rare thing during the revolutionary period, a decision was made to build a church to replace the small St-Antoine chapel on the same site, which had already been mentioned in 1516.
The work continued until 1806 and, on April 12, 1811, the church of St-Irénée became the New Center of the parish of Châteauroux, which was confirmed by the royal ordinance of June 14, 1826.
The St-Irénée dedication seems to have been taken in honor of the bishop of Digne and Gap, Irénée Dessoles (1802-1805) who worked hard for the birth of the new parish.
Under the July Monarchy, in 1830-31, the ep building was enlarged: it was then that the current bell tower was built.
All this testifies to the intense vitality of the town, which had around 1900 inhabitants in 1856.
At the end of the 19th century, the building was redesigned in a very original way. In 1890, the small nave, located at the time to the east of the bell tower (on the Today road side) shows signs of fragility: its vault should be consolidated and the entire building enlarged. Instead, another project was chosen and in 1895-96 a new church was built on the western side of the bell tower which is today the only surviving element of the original church. This is why there is a small door on the east side of the bell tower which once communicated with the old church and which today opens directly onto the street.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 04/11/1815

Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

Street address of Church:
Eglise Saint Irénée
Châteauroux-les-Alpes, France
05380

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