SAINT ALBAN SUR LIMAGNOLE

- The castle of Saint-Alban : "The house of Apcher occupied, from the 13th century, the fortified castle which was gradually transformed into a stately home. In the 14th century, the village was occupied by the English invaders. The castle was then the seat of a fief belonging to the bishop of Mende.Built in the 15th century, the castle was later mutilated by the removal of its upper parts.Around an interior courtyard, the buildings are arranged on a roughly rectangular plan with a round tower at each corner.The entrance gate, in red sandstone with a tympanum bearing a shield, was pierced under Henry IV.On one side of the inner courtyard there is a three-storey gallery dating back to the 17th century. century. Inside, one of the side rooms has a wooden ceiling decorated with paintings radiating around three medallions where undoubtedly regional feudal castles are depicted. Information from the Mérimée database. - The Church of Saint-Alban : "The construction began in the 12th century, to continue in the 14th and 15th centuries. The building was restored in the 17th and 18th centuries, after the Wars of Religion, and enlarged in the 19th. the oldest is the choir, with a vaulted apse in the back of an oven. Sculpted capitals (one of them represented a troubadour playing a musical instrument). Use of different stones to play on the polychromy. from the triumphal arch rises a bell tower with two levels of arcades. Demolished during the Revolution, it was rebuilt in 1891, inspired by the primitive form. The primitive portal was located at the western end of the south wall The enlargement of the nave was accompanied by the construction of the current porch. The bay of the choir includes a trap door which leads to a crypt which served as a burial vault. At the end of the descent shaft, a low barrel-vaulted room has content three bodies [...]" Information from the Mérimée database. - Scénovision: During your stay in Saint-Alban, remember to visit the Scénovision. 45 minutes of film to discover Saint Alban and the Margeride, its history, the heritage and the secrets of this little corner of Lozère.

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