Period of construction or main use XVIe - XVIIe siècles (≈ 1750)
Estimated date of priory Saint Pancrace.
1997
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 1997 (≈ 1997)
Official classification of the priory as a monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Chapel, Priory (Cd. G 1047, 1048) , caladized access road lined with stone walls and Notre-Dame oratory (cad. not cadastral): inscription by order of 14 October 1997
Origin and history
The chapel Saint-Pancrace de Forcalquier is a priory located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. This religious monument, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, bears witness to the architecture and spirituality of this period in south-eastern France. Its designation as historic monuments in 1997 underscores its heritage importance and preservation for future generations.
In modern times, priories such as Saint-Pancrace played a central role in local life, serving as both a place of worship, community gathering and sometimes an economic centre for surrounding villages. Forcalquier, the historic town of Haute-Provence, was then marked by a rural and artisanal society, where religious buildings were major social and cultural landmarks. These monuments also reflected the artistic and religious influences of Provence, between medieval traditions and Renaissance evolutions.
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