Origin and history

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption du Lautaret is a monument located in the commune of Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The available data do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history, but its name suggests a dedication to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a major Christian feast. Churches dedicated to the Assumption were often central places in rural or mountain communities, serving both as places of worship, gathering and visual landmarks in the landscape.

In the Alps, these buildings played an important social and spiritual role, especially in isolated areas where life was rhythmic by seasons and agricultural work.