St-Héracle (Balloy)

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Church of St-Héracle in Balloy, in the foreground the war memorial

The Catholic Church of St-Héracle in Balloy , a French parish in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in 1863. The church on Place de la Mairie, dedicated to Saint Héracle , Bishop of Sens , was built on the site of a previous building from the 14th century.

The three-aisled building made of local sandstone has a high bell tower with a tent roof on the west facade.

From the facilities just a sculpture made is limestone of John the Baptist worth mentioning from the 14th century.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 42.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '53.6 "  N , 3 ° 8' 51.4"  E