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  6. Church of Saint Marguerite of Davezieux

Church of Saint Marguerite of Davezieux en Ardèche

Ardèche

Church of Saint Marguerite of Davezieux

    473 Chemin des Freyssinades
    84430 Davézieux
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Timeline

Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1860
Construction decision
24 février 1866
Grant granted
7 juillet 1867
Start of work
20 septembre 1869
Completion of work
1884
Completion of the bell tower
16 février 1906
Church Inventory
2000
Major restoration
2014
Transformation of the old church
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Augustin Brias - Architect Church designer, employed at Canson & Montgolfier.
Théodore Joly - Architect The bell tower was completed in 1884.
Joseph Seguin - Annonean architect Author of the first plans in 1860.
Jacques Adélaïde Louis Barou de la Lombardière de Canson - Mayor of Davezieux Sponsor and godfather of a bell in 1879.
Laurent de Montgolfier - Industrial Sponsor of Vidalon Church, evoked by a stained glass window.
Père Marie-Roch Pierre Chanial - Priest and superior Celebrated his jubilee in 1987, honored by two bells.

Origin and history

The church of Sainte-Marguerite de Davezieux, located in Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, replaces an old Romanesque church abandoned in the 19th century. The latter, which became a media library in 2014, had a unique nave and an entrance decorated with carved columns. Its delapidated state and smallness motivated the construction of a new building from 1867, under the direction of architects Augustin Brias and Théodore Joly.

The decision to build a new church was taken in 1860 after discussions on the expansion of the old church, which was considered dangerous. The works, which began in 1867 in a field west of the village, used the stone of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. Despite limited funds, the building was completed in 1869, but the bell tower was not completed until 1884. The church, of neo-Roman style, adopts a three-nave basilical plan and a curved apse.

The present church is home to stained glass windows representing local saints, such as Marguerite d'Scotland, as well as statues and a Merklin & Kuhn organ inaugurated in 1966. It was restored in 1966 and 2000, becoming a central place for Catholics in the region. In 2003, she hosted the creation of the parish of Saint-Christophe lès Annonay, and in 2021 joined the parish "Blessed Gabriel Longueville" of the Bassin d'Annonay.

The name of the church pays tribute to Saint Marguerite, an Anglo-Saxon princess of the eleventh century. The bells, recast in the 19th century, commemorate local figures like Father Chanial. The building, inventoried in 1906 during the separation of the churches and the state, remains a symbol of the ardéchois religious and industrial heritage, linked to the Canson and Montgolfier families.

The old church, transformed into a media library in 2014, retains its traditional exterior appearance despite modern interior features. This dual heritage illustrates the evolution of the uses of religious buildings in French rural communities, between heritage preservation and adaptation to contemporary needs.

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