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Église
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Église

Inscrit historic monument since 1931One of 3 inscrit monuments in Diges; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
CChurchS12th & 16th c.1931protected
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About Église

Église is one of 3 inscrit historic monuments in Diges, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 12th & 16th c. It has been inscrit since 1931. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

L'église de Diges est une église située à Diges, dans le département de l'Yonne, en France. Elle dépend pour le culte de l'archidiocèse de Sens-Auxerre et elle est dédiée à saint Martin, apôtre des Gaules. Cette église-relais de la paroisse Saint-Luc aux Marches de Puisaye a été édifiée entre le XIIIe siècle et le XVIe siècle.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Église Saint-Martin de Diges” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00113671 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Diges · about 0 mi on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

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

More like it

Churches and chapels nearby among the historic monuments

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

Questions about Église

Is Église protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1931 (Mérimée record PA00113671).

Can you visit Église?

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 Église built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 12th & 16th 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.