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Origin and history

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Voyage of Port-la-Nouvelle is a religious monument located in the municipality of the same name, in the Occitanie region. The available sources do not specify its construction period or its architectural evolution, thus limiting the knowledge of its specific historical context. Such churches, often located in coastal or port areas, played a central role in the lives of local communities.

They served as a place of worship, assembly and sometimes as a point of reference for sailors or travellers, as the term Bon-Voyage suggests. In Occitanie, these buildings also reflected dominant economic activities, such as fishing or maritime trade, while embodying a shared spiritual and cultural heritage.