Church of Larmont en Haute-Garonne

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The Larmont church, located in Castéra in Haute-Garonne, is a historical monument registered since April 5, 1979. It illustrates the 14th century Toulouse architectural style, marked by elegant sobriety and balanced volumes. Its structure consists of a single nave divided into two vaulted bays of dogives, extended by a five-paned choir, also vaulted. This barlong plan, typical of the rural churches of the region, reflects a pragmatic adaptation to the liturgical needs and local resources of the time.

The bell tower, square at its base, turns into an octagonal tower on its upper floor, pierced by arches in broken arches. This characteristic, common in southern religious architecture, combines functionality (diffusion of bell sounds) and late Gothic aesthetics. The location of the building, reported with satisfactory accuracy (note 7/10), corresponds to address 0 Larmont Road, in a preserved rural setting. Owned by the municipality, the church embodies the medieval religious heritage of Occitanie, although its current access (visits, use) is not specified in the sources.

The protected elements identified under cadastral reference C 485, highlight the heritage value of the site. The absence of any mention of sponsors or artisans in the available archives limits the knowledge of its social history. However, its inscription in the title of Historical Monuments attests to its importance in the cultural landscape of the Haute-Garonne, between Toulouse and the Pyrenees. The data comes mainly from the Monumentum database and the Merimée archives, supplemented by photographic observations under Creative Commons license.

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