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Crypte Saint-Avit
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Crypte Saint-Avit

rue du Bourdon-Blanc, Orléans

Classé historic monument since 1862One of 35 classé monuments in Orléans; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
SSchoolS11th c.1862protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Crypte Saint-Avit

Crypte Saint-Avit is one of 35 classé historic monuments in Orléans, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 11th c. It has been classé since 1862. 32 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00098841 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

Orléans · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Crypte Saint-AvitStart here
  2. 2Ancienne maison canonialeInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Cathédrale Sainte-CroixClassé · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Maison, 4 place Sainte-CroixInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Maison, 7 place Sainte-CroixInscrit · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Immeuble, rue Saint-Pierre-LentinInscrit0.2 miHôtel Groslot, actuellement Hôtel de villeClassé0.2 miMaison, 2 place Sainte-CroixInscrit0.2 miAncienne universitéClassé0.2 miImmeuble, 2 rue Jeanne-d'ArcInscrit0.2 miMaison, 2 rue d'EscuresInscrit0.2 mi
Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CAncien évêché, puis bibliothèque municipale, actuellement annexe de la médiathèque91 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Eolienne BolléeSaint-Jean-de-Braye · 1.2 mi away
Ruines du château de l'IsleSaint-Denis-en-Val · 3.9 mi away
Domaine de La Porte (également sur commune de Saint-Cyr-en-Val)Sandillon · 7 mi away
Château de la FertéLa Ferté-Saint-Aubin · 12.2 mi away
Dolmen dit de CoulmiersÉpieds-en-Beauce · 12.3 mi away
Moulin à vent de LignerollesCoinces · 13.1 mi away
Château de Dunois, actuellement Musée de l'OrléanaisBeaugency · 15.5 mi away
Donjon quadrangulaire, dit Tour de CésarBeaugency · 15.6 mi away

Questions about Crypte Saint-Avit

Is Crypte Saint-Avit protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1862 (Mérimée record PA00098841).

Can you visit Crypte Saint-Avit?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Crypte Saint-Avit built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 11th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.