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Origin and history

The Saint-Pancrace church in the Var department is a former collegiate church built between 1489 and 1503 in the Gothic Provencal style, with a Renaissance façade. It was erected as a collegiate assembly in 1499, following the arrival of the chapter of the canons of Valmoisina, transferred to Aups by Pope Alexander IV. This monument illustrates the religious architecture of transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Provence.

In 1905, the year of the law of separation of the Churches and the State, the motto of the French Republic was inscribed on its tympanum, marking its anchor in the political and social history of France. The church has been listed as historical monuments since 1971, and several of its objects are referenced in the Palissy base. Today it belongs to the municipality of Aups and remains a major architectural and historical testimony of the region.

The building, located at 5643 Rue de l'Eglise, also reflects the urban and religious evolutions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Its inscription as a Historic Monument underlines its heritage importance, while recalling its past role as a place of worship and gathering for the local community. The accuracy of its location is estimated as fair, according to available data.

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