Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
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| Commune of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 48' 34" East |
| Latitude | 46° 35' 49" North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Centre |
| Département | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | Canton of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 166 m–275 m (avg. 191 m) |
| Land area¹ | 35.11 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1654 |
| - Density (1999) | 47/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36141/ 36230 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is a town and commune in the Indre département of France.
[edit] History
The town takes its name from its basilica which is a replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The name of the town is written with an "h" in "sepulchre"; this is reportedly the work of a medieval monk who sought to underscore the beauty of the church by combining the words "sepulchre" + "pucher" ("beautiful").
The construction of an original church was finished in 1049; it was dedicated to Saint James the Greater. The building of a new church modelled on the Saint Sepulchre was instigated by the cardinal Eude de Châteauroux upon his return from the crusades. Although the new church was originally to replace the older one entirely, the nave and parts of the abulatory of the older church were kept when pilgrims reported that the Jerusalem church had been modified to fit a rectangular plan. The church is surmounted by a dome with a diameter of 22 m. The church has been listed as a historic monument since 1847.
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