CHAPELLE SAINT-GERVAIS

Twelve means "resurgence" in Occitan: the Jonte River sinks underground 3km downstream from Meyrueis and only comes out 7km further. It was there that a mill was established, and thus the hamlet of the Douzes was created. The inhabitants of the hamlet remain faithful to the chapel of Saint-Gervais. At each death, the inhabitants take turns to carry the deceased by hand to the cemetery next to the small church and its bell tower.