Archaeological home discovered Ve siècle avant notre ère (≈ 550)
Found under the apse during excavations.
XIIe siècle
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Building in Provencal Romanesque style.
1986
Search and restoration
Search and restoration 1986 (≈ 1986)
Discovery of the home and work.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
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Origin and history
The Chapelle Saint-Jean d'Alleins is a rural chapel in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is located southwest of the village of Alleins, on the edge of the high plain of Sonnailler, isolated near the road of Aurons. The GR 6 hiking trail passes nearby, connecting Salon-de-Provence to Alleins.
The chapel was built in the 12th century, reflecting the characteristics of the first Provencal Romanesque art: unique nave, triumphal arch and apse in cul-de-four. Its masonry, composed of rubble, uses the cutting stone for corner chains and the triumphal arch. In 1986, archaeological excavations revealed an apse dating back to the fifth century B.C.E., followed by restoration work.
The building features a simple bedside with a semicircular apse pierced with an axial window. The facades of the nave, in irregular seams, are reinforced by corner links made of cut stone. Inside, the triumphal arch and the arched apse in cul-de-four are still visible, although the chapel is now open.
