EGLISE SAINT-ROMAIN
The church was donated in 1155 to the abbey Saint-Victor of Marseille by the bishop of Mende. It was part of the priory of the Monastier. In 1562, the church was burnt by the Calvinists, the bells melted down and the town dismantled.
"The church was donated in 1155 to the abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille by the bishop of Mende. It was part of the priory of the Monastier. In 1562, the church was burned by the Calvinists, the bells melted down and the town dismantled.
In its essential part, the church is Romanesque from the 12th century and comprises: a nave with two aisles ending in a semicircular apse on the outside and a pentagonal apse on the inside. There is no transept. The original plan must have included two semicircular apsidioles at the ends of the aisles. The northern absidiola was replaced in the 15th century by a chapel. The southern absidiole seems never to have been built but replaced by a porch belfry.
Several modifications were made in the 14th century. A low span to the west of the nave was added; to the west of the south aisle, a low span with a high span above; ..."
Information from the Mérimée base
