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The church of Notre-Dame d'Entraigues, located in the commune of Tartonne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a religious building whose first buildings date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. Its architecture combines a broken vaulted nave, a semicircular apse choir, and a bell tower inspired by the alpine model, typical of the region. Lateral chapels, added in the 17th century, as well as subsequent modifications (especially in the 19th century), testify to its architectural evolution over centuries.

The bell tower, dated 1564 but completed only in 1621 by the masons Jean Roubaud and Pierre Lavigne, is a significant element of the building. It follows the model of the steeple of the cathedral of Embrun, with a square arrow bounded with tuff pyramidions. Over the centuries, the church underwent several restoration campaigns: partial reconstruction of the vault in 1830, elevation of the bell tower between 1863 and 1865, and restoration of the arrow in 1931 after damage caused by lightning. These works, often led by local artisans such as Joseph Cressy or Jules-André Roux, reflect ongoing efforts to preserve this heritage.

Ranked a historical monument in 1972, the church Notre-Dame d'Entraigues illustrates the religious and architectural history of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Its characteristics, such as the doubles of the nave, the cul-de-four vaults, or the walled side chapels, offer a testimony of medieval and modern constructive practices. The interventions of the 20th century, particularly those carried out by the chief architect J.-P. Ehrmann in 1976, allowed to stabilize and enhance this emblematic place of worship of Tarton.

The building, owned by the commune, preserves traces of its liturgical and communal use throughout the centuries. The changes made in the 19th century, such as the replacement of lause cover with hollow tiles or the removal of a sacristy in the apse, show the church's adaptation to the changing needs of the parish. Today, it remains a symbol of local religious and architectural heritage, open to visit and anchored in the historical landscape of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

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