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Origin and history

The chapel Saint-Pierre de Beaupuy, located in the Tarn-et-Garonne region of Occitanie, is a Catholic religious building rebuilt in the early seventeenth century. It replaces an old parish church, having lost its status in the 14th century to the village church, protected by local lords. This chapel in raw land, typical of post-conflict reconstructions (the Hundred Years War, the Wars of Religion), illustrates the modest architecture of the small rural churches of the time.

In the 19th century, the chapel became the receptacle of the furniture of the parish church, destroyed and rebuilt. Among these objects, an altar, a Virgin with the Child and a statue of St Peter, all dated from the 18th century, are classified as historical monuments in 1970. An 18th-century lutrin, decorated with floral motifs and grape clusters, was inscribed in 2007. The chapel, used for funeral services until 1914, was listed as historical monuments on December 31, 2014.

Since 2022, the Saint-Pierre Chapel has been the subject of restoration works led by architect Alain Klein, with the support of the Bern Mission and the Fondation du Patrimoine. Public access is prohibited during construction. In 2021, Stéphane Bern visited the site, highlighting this local heritage. The furniture was temporarily transferred to the church of Beaupuy to preserve the works during the renovations.

Nearby, other religious sites mark the landscape, such as the church of Saint Peter of the village, a Virgin with the Child on the site of an ancient chapel destroyed, or the Abbey of Grandselve. These elements underscore Beaupuy's historical and spiritual importance in the region.

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