Église Saint-Martin de Truyes

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Saint Martin Church is a Catholic church in Truyes, France. The oldest parts of the present church, which replaces a previously extinct Carolingian building, seem to date back to the end of the 11th century, but several additions or alterations take place later. Its bell tower was classified as historical monuments in 1908. It is still open to Catholic worship in the 21st century.

Location: The church is located in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, in the commune of Truyes. It is built on the edge of an ancient, perhaps ancient, road that ran along the Indre on its right bank, on the side of the river valley. Its orientation, nave to the west and choir to the east, is usual for this type of construction. This church is one of some 3,700 religious buildings dedicated in France to Saint Martin.

In Truyes, the construction of a first church, already dedicated to Saint Martin, dates back to the High Middle Ages without any further precision. A charter of Cormery of 860 mentions this church as "long-standing built by its predecessors", that is, those of the bishop of Tours Herard then responsible for the diocese...