La Garde-Guérin
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local community | Prévenchères | |
region | Occitania | |
Department | Lozère | |
Arrondissement | Mende | |
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
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 .
photos
Web links
Commons : La Garde-Guérin - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Garde-Guérin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Les plus Beaux Villages de France (French)
- ↑ Château de la Garde-Guérin, Prévenchères in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Église Saint-Michel de la Garde-Guérin, Prévenchères in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)