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The former Hospice of Saint-Geniez-d'Olt, located in the department of Aveyron in Occitanie region, is a building built between the 17th and 19th centuries. It is distinguished by its chapel, composed of a unique nave and a bedside with cut strips, separated into two spaces to distinguish men and women. The chapel, accessible by a full arched door, is covered with an oak slatted ceiling decorated with paintings by the Grandon family, Lyon painters active in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The frescoes of the chapel represent major religious scenes: the Trinity in the east, the Ascension of Elijah and the Assumption of the Virgin in the west, as well as evangelists and hermits on the sides. The south illustrates the Presentation in the Temple, while the north shows the Takeoff of Saint John the Baptist. These works, performed by Jean and Charles Grandon, bear witness to the religious art of the time. The chapel and its interior decoration, including the painted ceiling and the altarpiece, were partially classified as a historical monument in 1979.

The building, owned by the municipality of Saint-Geniez-d'Olt-et-d'Aubrac, reflects the hospital and religious architecture of the region. Its spatial organization, with a platform accessible from the rooms on the first floor, reveals a desire for separation of the sexes, common practice in the religious institutions of the Ancien Régime. The accuracy of its location, noted as "a priori satisfactory", and its approximate address (6 Rue du Cours) make it an accessible site, although its detailed history remains partially documented.

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