MONTBRUN

A pretty little village built on terraces halfway up the hillside from where it dominates the valley. In the village, sculpted witnesses (coats of arms, windows) prove that it has had a rich history.

As early as 1053, we find the presence of the Lords of Montbrun; several noble families reigned there following successive alliances.

Montbrun depended on the house of Anduze, but it was also honored by the Bishop and paid the censives to the prior of Sainte-Enimie. The Lord of Charbonnières also had his share, because not far from Montbrun, the Castle of Charbonnières also played an important role. In 1580-1588, it was taken and recaptured several times by Catholics and Protestants. Montbrun was plundered and ravaged with its castle (of which nothing remains) and its church in 1583-1584 by Roan Frère de Merle

The church of Saint-Pierre de Montbrun was completely restored in 2009 and 2010

Only the apse dates back to the Romanesque period, it was reworked after the Wars of Religion.