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territory of the parish was owned by Mont Saint-Michel since 1022, when
Richard II, duke of Normandy, gave the barony of Saint-Pair to Mont
Saint-Michel. In the 13th century, the patronage was secular, with
Guillelmus de Breinville as the lord between 1251 and 1279. The tithe
was shared between the pastor and the abbot of Mont Saint-Michel. In
the 16th century, Breville, with its church and salines, was a prebend
for the cathedral of Coutances. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-006]

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020. Breville. The Romanesque church was under the patronage of Our
Lady (Notre Dame, in French), and the second saint was St. Helier. The
parish belonged to the deanery of Saint-Pair and the archidiachone of
Coutances. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-007]

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021. Breville. The Romanesque church is composed of a two-span nave
followed by a two-span choir with a flat apse. The square tower rises
between choir and nave. Most of the nave, the tower base and the side
walls of the choir are Romanesque, and probably from the second half of
the 12th century. The masonry is made of irregular blocks of schist.
Granite is used for the buttresses, the abutments of openings, the
attached piers, the columns and the arches. Photo by Claude Rayon.
[Claude-006]

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022. Breville. The sacristy is the five-sided small building located in
the extension of the choir. It was added much later, in the 19th
century. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-009]

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023. Breville. The church plan. Regularly oriented from west to east,
the rectangular building is formed by a two-row nave and a two-row
choir with a flat apse. The whole building has an external length of
27,75 meters and an external width of 7,65 meters (width of the front).
The tower rises between choir and nave. The small five-sided building
in the extension of the choir houses the sacristy. Plan by Marie Lebert.

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024. Breville. The church tower, between choir and nave, has a
Romanesque base, while the floor in slight recess and the spire are
from the late 15th or early 16th century. Photo by Alain Dermigny.
[Alain-010]

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025. Breville. The church tower reaching the sky. Photo by Claude
Rayon. [Claude-07]

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026. Breville. The first floor and spire of the church tower. The first
floor is opened on each side by a long narrow ope