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The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Saint-Chély-du-Tarn is a Catholic religious building located in the eponymous village, now part of the commune of the Gorges du Tarn Causses in Lozère. Mentioned for the first time in an act of 1155, it depended on the priory of Saint Enimie. Its architecture combines a unique nave vaulted in a cradle, a short choir and a pentagonal apse decorated with Romanesque Corinthian capitals, characteristic of the 11th and 12th centuries. Two side chapels form a rudimentary transept, while a third seems to have been added later.

Classified as a historical monument by decree of 5 December 1984, the church illustrates the influence of regional priories on medieval religious heritage. His apse, segmented into five archings in the middle of a hanger resting on columns with Corinthian capitals, bears witness to a successful Romanesque know-how. The double of the first span, supported by similar capitals, reinforces this stylistic unit. Owned by the municipality, the building remains a historical marker of the Gorges du Tarn, between monastic heritage and rural architecture.

The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) highlight its role in the local religious network, linked to Saint Enimie, as well as its recent heritage protection. The accuracy of its geographical location is estimated to be poor (level 5/10), perhaps reflecting its isolation in a gorge landscape. No information is provided on its current accessibility or contemporary uses.

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