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Commanderie de La Capelle-Livron

Lacapelle-Livron

Dimensions
Romanesque chapel with a dome, fortified bell tower with late defensive machicolations; adjoining dovecote, protected separately.
Period
First donation in 1225; seat of a Templar bailiwick from 1260, replacing Cahors. Passed to the Hospitallers after 1312, active until the 18th century.
What stands there
Romanesque chapel of the late 12th century (listed as a monument historique in 1901, serves as the village church), dovecote registered as a monument historique (1971), castle buildings (private)

Set on a promontory overlooking the valley of the Bonnette, the commandery of La Capelle-Livron became in 1260 the seat of a Templar bailiwick covering the whole of the northern Rouergue and Quercy, succeeding Cahors — an administrative rank rare for so rural a site. Its domed Romanesque chapel, with a fortified bell tower and late defensive machicolations, serves today as the parish church and remains open all year round, making it one of the few Templar buildings in the region that can be visited directly and without conditions. The neighbouring dovecote, protected separately, completes this rare ensemble in which chapel and farm outbuildings can still be read side by side.

Commanderie de La Capelle-Livron — Wikipédia ↗

Further reading

Getting there : chapel freely accessible all year round (village church); other buildings can be seen during the Journées du Patrimoine (heritage open days)

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Commanderie de La Capelle-Livron
Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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