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The chapel Notre-Dame de l'Olm, located in Salviac in the Lot, is a Catholic religious building dating back at least to the sixteenth century. The current, square-planed, single-span, cross-dogives would have replaced an earlier construction, possibly destroyed or damaged. Profane and abandoned during the Wars of Religion, he was restored and restored to worship in 1634 by order of the bishop of Cahors. On this occasion, the archpriest Antoine Delparc installed a altarpiece, renewed the furniture, and founded a fraternity of the rosary and a chapel.

The facade of the chapel is distinguished by a large arch in the middle of the hanger, framed by pilasters resting on pensbates. The vault, collapsed in 1948, was replaced by a ceiling in panels of Isorel. Classified as a Historical Monument on June 18, 1954, the chapel retains several objects referenced in the Palissy base. Its history reflects the religious upheavals of the modern era, between destruction and cultural renaissance, as well as its anchor in local community life.

Historical sources, such as Valérie Rousset's work (2005) or Monumentum's references, highlight its role in Marian devotion and post-Tridentine religious practices. The chapel, though modest in its size, illustrates the rural religious architecture of Occitanie, marked by successive adaptations to liturgical needs and the hazards of history. Its approximate location, reported at Le Bascoul, confirms its integration into the historical landscape of the Bouriane, a natural region of Quercy.

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