Tavant
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | |
| Community association | Touraine Val de Vienne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 0 ° 23' E | |
| height | 28-82 m | |
| surface | 5.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 263 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37220 | |
| INSEE code | 37255 | |
 Saint-Nicolas village church |
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Tavant is a French municipality with 263 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire .
geography
The municipality is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .
history
Tavant was founded towards the end of the 10th century as a priory belonging to Marmoutier Abbey .
Attractions
Saint-Nicolas village church
The Romanesque village church of Saint-Nicolas is famous for its frescoes from the mid-12th century. It was probably built around 1120 by monks from the abbey. The undemanding building made of white ashlar was originally a three-aisled basilica; today the aisles are missing.
Frescoes in the choir
The damaged frescos in the choir were uncovered in 1945. In the apse calotte the "Majestas Domini" is depicted with the evangelist symbols and angels. The barrel vault of the choir bay shows in two picture zones events from the childhood of Christ, from the Annunciation to the flight to Egypt .
Interior and apse
Painting of the apse
Frescoes in the crypt
The real surprise of the church is the crypt . Eight squat columns support a vault completely painted with small figures. They have probably never been painted over and alternate between biblical scenes, depictions of saints, allegorical and cosmological themes without any recognizable meaningful sequence .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 617-621.
- Wilfried Hansmann : The Loire Valley. Castles, churches and cities in the «Garden of France» . 2nd Edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6614-0 , p. 182 .
