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The Church of Notre-Dame-du-Gourg of Sainte-Enimie is a religious building of Romanesque origin, the initial construction of which dates back to the 12th century, as evidenced by the layout of the bedside. It is characterized by a unique vaulted nave in a full-cindered cradle, finished with a polygonal apse arched in a cul-de-four. Although without sculpted elements, its northern facade features a Gothic niche with a mutilated statue, probably Saint Ferréol. The square steeple, located on the northern chapel, has two floors of openings.

In the 18th century, the church underwent changes, including the suppression of the rostrum and its rosacea. The gate, sober, opens under an arcade with two ungrounded bursts. The building, inscribed in historical monuments by decree of 19 November 1985, preserves wooden and stone statues of the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, as well as a ceramic narrate the life of Saint Enimie, venerated local figure.

Located in the department of Lozère, in Occitanie, this parish church belongs to the municipality of Sainte-Enimie. Its architecture thus combines primitive novel elements and later additions, reflecting its evolution over the centuries. The site, integrated with the Gorges du Tarn, is part of a landscape marked by the religious and medieval history of the region.

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