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Origin and history

The church of the working-class city Lafarge, also known as Cité Blanche de Viviers, is an emblematic monument of the city of Viviers. This place of worship is intimately linked to the industrial history of the region, reflecting the importance of workers' cities in the social organization of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Construction of working-class towns, such as Viviers, was often initiated by industrialists to house their employees and families.

These urban complexes generally included community facilities, including churches, to meet the spiritual and community needs of workers. Although the specific details of the foundation of this church remain undocumented in the available sources, its existence illustrates the central role of industrial bosses in the planning of the territory and the daily life of the workers.