La Garde-Guérin

La Garde-Guérin
local community	Prévenchères
region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Coordinates	44 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ E
Post Code	12100
	; La Garde Guérin - View from the river valley to the castle

La Garde-Guérin ( La Garda Guerin in Occitan ) is a southern French village in the Lozère department and in the Occitanie region with only a dozen inhabitants . Administratively, La Garde-Guérin belongs to the municipality of Prévenchères and is classified as one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France ( Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ).

location

Église Saint-Michel

La Garde-Guérin is about 852 meters above sea level. d. M. on a ridge between the rivers Chassezac and Altier in the southern Massif Central in the Cevennes region . The highest mountain in the Cevennes, Mont Lozère , is about 25 kilometers to the southwest. The long-distance hiking trail GR 72 runs through the area of the village.

Attractions

A wall ring belonging to a medieval castle with a defensive tower, which has been recognized as a monument historique since 1929 , surrounds the place with its 31 houses , which was later built within the castle area and largely from largely unbuilt natural stone .
The Romanesque church ( Église Saint-Michel ) is a small single-nave building from the 12th century with a polygonal broken apse , which was probably used as a castle chapel . The portal in the west facade is downgraded several times; above it there is an overlay arch for stabilization, a small window and a two-part bell gable . Church construction has been classified as a monument historique since 1928 .