Foundation of the monastery VIIe siècle (≈ 750)
By Saint-Amand according to tradition.
Xe siècle
Reconstruction of the monastery
Reconstruction of the monastery Xe siècle (≈ 1050)
800 meters from the original site.
XIIe siècle
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Use as a parish after leaving monks.
17 décembre 1936
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 17 décembre 1936 (≈ 1936)
Official protection order.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Chapelle de Saint-Martin-du-Vigan (former): inscription by order of 17 December 1936
Key figures
Saint-Amand - Legendary Founder of the Monastery
Associated with the foundation in the 7th century.
Origin and history
The chapel of Saint-Martin-du-Vican, located in Nant in Aveyron, is a 12th century religious building. Built of limestone for the nave and tuft for the choir and the abside, it is covered with limestone lauzes laid directly on the vaults, without frames. Its modest architecture reflects local Romanesque techniques.
Originally, the chapel was built in the enclosure of a monastery founded in the 7th century by Saint-Amand and rebuilt at the end of the 10th century 800 metres away. In the 12th century, it served as a parish after the monks left. The building, today in ruins, was inscribed in historical monuments by order of 17 December 1936.
Historical sources mention several names for this place: "Chambre de Saint-Martin-du-Vigan" (base Mérimée), "Former Chapel of Saint-Martin" (map d'État-Major), or "Saint-Martin-du-Vigan" (map of Cassini). Closed to the public, it remains a testimony of the religious and architectural history of the Rouergue.
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