Rocquigny (Pas-de-Calais)

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The rebuilding of the church of Rocquigny, destroyed by the war of 1914-1918, was the one contest object at the conclusion which the project of the architect Jean-Louis Sourdeau was adopted. This one designed a building of an esthetics new, calling broad upon the reinforced concrete, in particular for its bell-tower bell-tower, single in the area. The originality of its plan and its design, the quality of its decoration make this church a major element for the architecture of the first rebuilding in the department of the Pas-de-Calais. The project of Sourdeau was approved by the diocese of Arras on March 6th, 1928 and the church was built during the years 1929-1930. It is decorated stained glasses of flagstones of glass of Gaudin and mosaics of Mauméjean.

It is now closed, become dangerous because of disease of the concrete.

Historic buildings

The church (cad. To 425): classification by decree of September 7th, 2001

Information resulting from: Databases Ministry for the culture

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Pas-de-Calais

External bonds

Rocquigny on the site of the national geographical Institute
Rocquigny on the site of INSEE
Rocquigny on the site of Quid
Localization of Rocquigny on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Rocquigny on Mapquest

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