Chapelle et ermitage Notre-Dame de Mayran

Saint-Victor-la-Coste

Isolated in the countryside, the chapel of Mayran stands on an ancient Roman road. The Ministry of Culture dates it to the late 11th or early 12th century. It is said to be built on a former Gallo-Roman place of worship, as coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries suggest. A Roman funerary stele is reused in a pillar. The plan comprises an apse and two apsidioles, opening onto a transept surmounted by an octagonal tower. It was a priory until the early 18th century. Hermits then settled there, from 1722 according to the commune. A land register of 1892 still cites the ‘hermit brother of Mayran’, who was nicknamed the basket-maker. The last hermit is said to have been murdered in 1915, according to the commune. An association has preserved it since the 1970s, and it has been listed as a historic monument since 1980.

French Ministry of Culture — Mérimée, Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Mayran ↗

Getting there: Property of the commune. The chapel stands alone, chemin de Mayran, near the D145, north-east of the village of Saint-Victor-la-Coste; it is the last stage of the village circuit. Opening times are not published: enquire at the town hall (04 66 50 02 17).

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

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