Cross of Villeranque
The cross of Villeranque in Avensan , a French commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was erected in the 16th century. In 1926, the cross was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .
The monumental cross stands on the Way of St. James , the road from Tours to Bordeaux .
The base of the cross, which bears the coat of arms of the Lords of Avensan, stands on a five-tiered plinth.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 532.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Croix de Villeranque in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Aillas-le-Vieux | Avensan | Baigneaux | Belin-Béliet (cemetery cross) | Belin-Béliet (Pilgrims Cross) | Blésignac | Bonzac | Bordeaux | Fire | Courpiac | Daignac | Faleyras | Génissac | La Lande-de-Fronsac | Le Pout | Marcillac | Mauriac | Monségur | Nérigean | Pomerol | Pondaurat | Sadirac | Saillans
Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ 40 " N , 0 ° 45 ′ 36.4" W.