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royalties Built in XVII Siécle, this church of style baroque, points out the contribution in Provence of the célébre architect Pierre Puget which introduced towards 1670 this architecture of traditional inspiration, the church of " charity " in Marseilles and the vault of the new arsenal in Toulon. The most remarkable part is with the top of the furnace bridge and includes/understands a splendid elliptic cupola, characteristic of the baroque with a central polygonal lantern, the unit resting on 4 pendaditifs. A decorative gilded rétable completes the harmony of this baroque composition. On the external frontage a fresco reports the passage of Louis XIV and his court into 1660 going in pélerinage to Our Lady of the Graces of Cotignac, painted by the célébre painter having elected residence on our premises: Mr. Deguil. This last with launched the fashion of the frescos. Thus in the village some flowered by çi by there. The fountain of the place granet was built in 1882. It posséde 2 basins out of stone, one trés large in the shape of lobe, arranged with dimensions street for the various uses of the villagers, the other with dimensions in the form of a small high basin to draw water. To commemorate centenaire of the revolution, bronze Marianne was dréssée on the base of the fountain in a republican movement trés particular to the VAr, since 30 other communes proceeded to the installation of the méme symbol of the republic. The oratory of Ste Anne is at the exit of the village. Réstauré by the care of the Roubaud abbot, cleaned, with the assistance of all the population, it was blessed on September 12, 1937, at the end of procession, by the Llosa canon, archipretre of the cathedral and évèque future of Ajaccio, which made the address. It is out of stone with a niche curved out of freestones, sheltering a statue and overcome by a cross on a roof marrying the form of the niche. Rule, grid and crosses were offered by the friends of the oratories. The plate indicates " Oratori Santo Anno refa 1937 ". That of St Antoine de Padoue is at the edge of the old path of Cuers, 200 meters after the Post office. It is in rough-cast masonry and comporteune rectangular niche with grid and statue. Its gable roof in tiles curved with a cross at the top. That of St Sebastien is with the path of the rouviére, fruit-bearing district. It was rebuilt at the end of the wall of a property villa " St Sebastien " in 1970 by his owner in the south of the village. One went there in procession for ls rogations. It was then used for to reposoir. It is out of stone and with a curved niche containing the statuette protected by a grid. The roof is with 2 slopes and a cross worked out of iron with made. Its street narrow, its tunnels voutés, its houses with the beautiful carved and framed vintage stone gates, at the férrées woodworks preserved its seal of Provence to him. Fatherland of Nicolas Fabri de Peiresc, illustrates erudite rebirth, Belgentier jealously preserves its castle, its garden which was " one of most beautiful of Europe " and the orange grove which was a mdèle for that of Versailles. The same castle " of " Peiresc that one which saw naitre Nicolas Fabri of peiresc " 1580 - 1637 " at summer destroyed by its nephew who made some rebatir another in XVII Siécle on the same site. It at summer decorated by the sculptor Pierre Puget. The castle and the garden are a private property. The valley of " Gapeau " offers a whole inventory of landscapes to us and méridionnaux sites, which récélent treasures of richness nested in places or hidden sites or the amoureus of the soil will be able to discover them. Geology, botany, fauna, speleology, each one will be able to satisfy its passion.Le walker will discover with the liking of its stroll, a particularly rich and rare vegetation. Styrax ( Aliboufier ), southernmost plant introduced by the monk of Montrieux to XVI Siécle. The vertiginous needles of Valbelle invite to the climbing. On the white plate " of siou " a multitude of swallow-holes are offered to adventurous entrails of the ground. Rare animaus people: The blue blackbird, the raptor large duke, the golden eagle etc..Les mammifaires most known are: the wild boar, the blaireau, roe-deer etc. END. |