St-Martin and St-Majan abbey, Villemagne Photo

Photographer’s Note

October 1st, 2009
Villemagne-l'Argentière 340335 34600
Hérault Languedoc-Roussillon
43.619 3.118 193 m

St-Martin and St-Majan abbey, Villemagne.

The village.
The church abbay. March 12, 2009.

The old abbey of 17th century, now parish church, and behind the bell-tower, the tower known as Mirande tower, Tower of the monastery.

Old and small Saint-Gregoire church of the 12th 13th 15th centuries.

At the end of the 7th century, the Saint-Martin abbey was established by a monk Benedictine from the Mount-Cassin. The abbey is quoted into 818.
In 893 the abbey becomes the abbey Saint-Martin and Saint-Majan, following the stolen relics of Saint-Majan, confessor of Antioche, in the abbey of Lombez, in gascogne, by two monks of Villemagne.

The abbey was plundered at the 16th century, was joined together with the congregation of Saint-maur and was restored at the 17th century, sold with its dependences, like national goods in 1793, during the French revolution.

Villemagne-l'Argentière is a french commune, located in the department of the Hérault of the Languedoc-Roussillon area, populated of 429 Villemagnais in 1999, distributed out of 8 km² is 53 hab./km².

_The name of Villemagne, comes from the presence of a Gallo-Roman villa in the valley of the Mare river.
_The name of Argentière, comes from the siver-bearing black leads which made the richness of the abbey, like that of the Viscounts of Narbonne and Béziers.

swiatopelk777, Vasa, Budapestman, pierrefonds, saxo042, Clementi, Charo, phwall, jusninasirun, ChrisJ, Graal, asajernigan has marked this note useful

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snunney (35464) 2009-10-24 0:51

Hello Joël,
A fine composition of this abbey, which sits four-square in the middle of the village. The point of view is well chosen to give us a flavour for its size and set it in context. The interspersed trees make a pleasing contrast with the surrounding architecture. Well done, bon weekend!

swiatopelk777 (9284) 2009-10-24 0:54

Hi Joel!
Superb cityscape, amazing perspective, nice light and colors. Good exposure. Very good composition. Fantastic effect.
Greetings from Warszawa!

papagolf21 (56737) 2009-10-24 0:57

Bonjour, cher Joël,
Admiration totale pour chaque photographie, tu vas chercher le meilleur endroit pour obtenir une vue détaillée qui va valoriser un ensemble architectural.
Ici, encore, c'est une réussite de découvrir ce fabuleux trésor patrimonial.
Merci, cher Joël, de nous apprendre la géographie et l'Histoire de France d'une aussi belle façon.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Vasa (6318) 2009-10-24 1:42

Merci Joel de ce premier image de Villemagne-l'Argentiere. Une belle plaque dans ton mosaique sur Languedoc-Roussillon. On dirait un village harmonieux par son style et fidel a l'architecture regionale. Belle presentation de ta position. Amicalement

Branko

Budapestman (42810) 2009-10-24 1:46

Hi Joel,
picturesque view with impressive composition, I like the beautiful architectural details, the POV is excellent, splendid lights and colours. Beautiful photo. Have a nice weekend!
George

bracasha75 (22387) 2009-10-24 2:38

Hello Joel
Very good shot from above on St-Martin and St-Majan abbey in Villemagne!!!
Excellent distance taken for this shot
Very good
TFS
Cheers,Braca

celmaleite (2914) 2009-10-24 2:53

Olá, Joel!
Duas belezas que se misturam formando uma excelente composição: arquitetura e natureza. Bonita imagem, boas cores, luz e nitidez. Parabéns!

besnard (31064) 2009-10-24 2:59

Bonjour Joël
Une bonne prise plongeante de cette abbaye et de son environnement. Tu nous offres beaucoup de choses à regarder.
Je te souhaite un bon week-end.
Nicole

npecanhuk (14672) 2009-10-24 4:15

Salut Joël!
J'adore cette vue plongeante laquelle tu nous donne en cadeau, comme d'habitude, comme toujours!
La netteté, la gestion de la lumière, la profondeur et les couleurs douces sont excellentes! La compo est chouette!
Merci du partage!
Amitiés,
Neyvan

pierrefonds (26645) 2009-10-24 5:56

Bonjour Joël,

Les arbres cadrent bien les maisons et les églises. la prise de vue me donne la possibilté de voir les détails et les couleurs de l'architecture des maisons et des églises. L'inmage est claire et nette. L'intensité de la lumière a un bel effet sur les couleurs. Bon weekend.

Pierre

Nicou (45711) 2009-10-24 6:48

Hello Joël,

encor un trésor qu tu nous déniches et présente, une présentation aprfaite ave une note détaillée et travillée, quel esnemble, fantastique, le point de captage est superbe.

merci et amitié

Nicou

saxo042 (16266) 2009-10-24 8:01

Hi Joël,
You always add very interesting notes to your pictures, I appreciate them very much. I also enjoy this fine picture from our "favorite area". The two towers here are very well placed in your composition!
Kind regards
Gunnar

jafadabret (40323) 2009-10-24 8:21

Bonjour Joël.
C'est un plaisir de tomber sur une photo du patrimoine aussi réussie. La lumière met en valeur cette architecture d'une rare beauté. J'aime particulièrement les proportions du clocher.
Beau travail et note intéressante comme toujours !
Amicalement
Jacques

rodgerg (24973) 2009-10-24 10:31

Bonjour Joël,

Que de trésors architecturaux dans cette région. ici une belle présentation en légère plongée qui montre à la fois la structure de l'abbaye et son insertion dans le reste du bäti. J'aime aussi beaucoup l'équilibre entre les éléments de ce bâti et la végétation. Encore cette fois, intéressant et bien fait.
Bonne soirée,
Roger

Clementi (45217) 2009-10-24 15:40

Ciao Joel,
ecco un altro splendido villaggio, interessante questo pov dall'alto che esalta i bei tetti e il verde degli alberi.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Charo (31803) 2009-10-24 18:06

Bonsoir Joël,
Un point de vue privilégié, où vous aurez une perspective unique des tours. Excellent cadrage fermé et le contraste avec les arbres et la prairie.
Amitiés,
Charo

phwall (5705) 2009-10-24 19:49

Hi Joel,
The cross light really gives wonderful definition to this capture. I love the sharp edges of the shadow lines on the buildings and the roof tops.
A very nice composition, you've placed the village in a perfect position in frame. The hedge rows and the little fields in the background add a very nice dimension to the scene.
Lovely work.
Regards
Peter

jusninasirun (10213) 2009-10-24 19:56

Hi Joël: Nice capture from high angle under good lighting bringing out the natural color and perspective in this shot. Patters and greens making it very interesting for the abbey. Well done. Jusni

gildasjan (24133) 2009-10-25 2:27

Bonsoir Joel
Voici une richesse de patrimoine dans un espace réduit,un cocher et une tour qui ressortent bien prises de ce POV.Les tuiles tuiles de la région dévoilent également de bonnes textures.
bonne soirée et bon dimanche
Amicalement
gildas

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-10-25 3:17

Hello Joël

A good overview of the abbey, with excellent sharpness, & attractive pastel colours. The high pov works well here. Amities!

TopGeo (22213) 2009-10-25 8:58

Hello Joël,
A fine composition of this abbey, The composition with interspersed trees make a pleasing contrast with the surrounding architecture. A picturesque view And excellent frame with impressive scene, I like the beautiful architectural details, Perfect the POV with details is excellent, splendid lights and colours. Beautiful photo. Have a nice day!
Georgios

COSTANTINO (23199) 2009-10-25 9:53

Hello
Nice postcard from this monastery with simple
architectural lines,thanks for sharing it with us because we always learn new things,
good composition,nice presentation
The point of view is well chosen and presents the best
partof it
regards
Costantino

Graal (58720) 2009-10-25 23:32

Bonjour Joel,
another interesting village, architecture and parish church abbey. Good POV. Good presentation in WS also. Solid photowork. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

asajernigan (14284) 2009-10-26 7:37

Joel,
Nice shot of this Abbey taken from a nice POV. The overview works well allowing us to see all the roof tops surrounding the abbey. The lighting and colors are fine and the photo has nice sharpness. The trees add nice contrast for the scene.
TFS,
Asa