Origin and history

The former church of Notre-Dame-du-Plan is a religious monument located in the municipality of Castellane, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Although its existence is attested, the available sources do not specify its construction period or the architectural or historical details associated with it. Its name and location suggest a central role in local spiritual and community life.

In the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, medieval and modern churches often served as a gathering place for the inhabitants, marking the landscape both by their religious function and by their social importance. These buildings generally reflected the cultural practices and beliefs of rural populations, while playing a role in the territorial organization. The absence of precise data on this church does not allow to describe its specificities, but its name evokes a Marian devotion, frequent in the region.