Construction of the choir and base of the bell tower
Construction of the choir and base of the bell tower XIVe siècle (≈ 1450)
Square choir vaulted in a broken cradle.
1637
Table of the prayer of Andrew and James of Amat
Table of the prayer of Andrew and James of Amat 1637 (≈ 1637)
Work adorning the seigneurial chapel.
XVIIe siècle
Reconstruction of the church
Reconstruction of the church XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Unique nave and current structure.
23 juin 1947
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 23 juin 1947 (≈ 1947)
Official protection of the building.
2001
Church Restoration
Church Restoration 2001 (≈ 2001)
Conservation work carried out.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Parish church: inscription by decree of 23 June 1947
Key figures
Caritat de Condorcet - Gap Bishop (1741-1754)
Arms on the altarpiece.
André et Jacques d'Amat - Characters represented in a table
Prayer illustrated in a 1637 work.
Origin and history
The Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativity church of Upaix, originally named Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue, is a Catholic religious building located in the Hautes-Alpes, on the commune of Upaix. Built outside the old enclosure of the village, it is built on a slope with a single nave of 23 meters long by 7,50 meters wide. The building, rebuilt in the seventeenth century, was listed as historical monuments in 1947 and restored in 2001.
From the 14th century remain a narrower square choir, vaulted in broken cradle, as well as the base of the bell tower. Inside, there are side chapels, a large polychrome and gold wooden altarpiece in the choir, bearing the coat of arms of Caritat de Condorcet, Bishop of Gap from 1741 to 1754. A painting of 1637, depicting the prayer of Andrew and James of Amat, also adorns the church. Many interior objects are listed in the Palissy base of the Ministry of Culture.
The church, owned by the commune, is an example of religious architecture mixing medieval elements and later additions. Its inscription as a historic monument in 1947 underlines its heritage importance in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
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