Photos

May 3rd, 2009
Prévenchères 480119 48800
Lozère Languedoc-Roussillon
44,521 3,908 850 m

Church and Patron Saint, of the village of la Garde-Guérin, in the commune of Prévenchères. (2 images).

Interior. Saint-Michel.
Interior. Crucifixion and Patron Saint.

On an arc, inside the church Saint-Michel of the 12th century, a statue of Saint-Michel out of gilded wooden, 15th century, represents him embanking its lance the demon with its lance.

Saint-Michel church of the 12th century, in the village of the GARDE-GUÉRIN, the commune of Prévenchères. Classified with the historic buildings.
The nave is arched in cradle semicircular arch, the wall-belfry accommodates two bells of which one goes back to 1643.

The GARDE-GUÉRIN is a strengthened village, to 900 m of altitude, in the list of "Plus Beaux Villages de France", in list of most beautiful villages of France.
This small medieval city north of Lozere mount, dominates of 400 m the deep canyon of Chassezac, and the torrent of the Altier.

As of the Roman epoch, the village is crossed by a way, route transportation between the Center and the South of France.
At the end of the 9th century, this way, the VOIE RÉGORDANE, or way of Saint-Gilles, led the pilgrims of the Middle Ages of the Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Gilles-of-Gard and made it possible the goods to circulate. A garrison was installed as from the 11th century to ensure the safety of the traffic, against the payment of various rights of which a right of toll.
After being called the Garde at the 13th century, the village was named the Garde Guerin as from the 14th century, probably due in the name of the local lords of the time.

The strengthened village, surrounded by ramparts and with its castle, underwent the storm of the One hundred Year old War with 14th and 15th centuries, then the destruction of the wars of religion at the 16th century.

Prévenchères is a french commune, located in the department of Lozère of the Languedoc-Roussillon area, populated of 215 Prévenchérois in 1999, distributed out of 62 km², that is to say 3 hab./km².

My images of Prévenchères.