Moulès

Moulès Church

Moulès is a district of the town of Arles in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhone . In 2007, 1384 people lived here.

location

The village is in the middle of the Crau countryside , near Raphèle-lès-Arles . Moulès is located about twelve kilometers east from the city of Arles, with which it on the secondary road D is connected 83rd

church

The church of Sainte-Hippolyte de Moulès was the first church founded in the tenth century by Teucinde of Arles , later founder of Montmajour Abbey . At first the church was dependent on Saint Trophime . In 1237 the bishop donated the church to the Cistercian Sisters of Mollégès . Later the residents asked for a new church to be built, which was consecrated on April 16, 1682. When this became too small, it was replaced again. This new church was consecrated on August 29, 1841 and the bell tower was added in 1853.

Web links

Commons : Moulès  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Presentation on the Arles website ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Location on the Arles website ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ The Church of Moulès on the Arles website ( Memento des Originals of April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 22 ″  N , 4 ° 44 ′ 30 ″  E