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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  5. 04380 Barras

  6. Church of Saint Nicholas (or Chapel of Saint Peter)

Church of Saint Nicholas (or Chapel of Saint Peter) dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Church of Saint Nicholas (or Chapel of Saint Peter)

    212 Saint-Pierre
    04380 Barras
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Alpes de Haute Provence

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Époque contemporaine
2000
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Origin and history

The Saint-Nicolas Church, also known as the Saint-Pierre Chapel, is a religious monument located in the commune of Barras. The available sources do not specify its construction period or its architectural evolution, thus limiting known historical details. This type of building, typical of Provencal villages, often played a central role in community life.

Churches or chapels served as places of worship, assembly and identity marker for the inhabitants. Their presence generally reflected the social and religious organization of local populations throughout the centuries.