Baptismal font Saint-Symphorien (Nesles-la-Vallée)

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Baptismal font in Nesles-la-Vallée

The baptismal font in the parish church of St-Symphorien in Nesles-la-Vallée , a French commune in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region , was created in the 13th century. The Gothic baptismal font has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1911 .

The 0.95 meter high, oval baptismal font is adorned by two surrounding friezes , which are depicted in the form of stylized vine leaves. A similar baptismal font is in the church of St-Denis in Jouy-le-Comte .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Volume 2. Flohic Éditions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , p. 907.

Individual evidence

  1. Fonts baptismux de Saint-Symphorien (Nesles-la-Vallée) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 44.6 "  N , 2 ° 10 ′ 11"  E