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  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  5. 04400 Uvernet-Fours

  6. Church of Saint Andrew of Uvernet

Church of Saint Andrew of Uvernet dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Church of Saint Andrew of Uvernet

    41 Rue de L'eglise
    04400 Uvernet-Fours
Photo de Church of Saint Andrew of Uvernet
Sébastien Thébault

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Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

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Origin and history

The church Saint-André d'Uvernet is a religious monument located in the commune of Uvernet-Fours, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Although its existence is attested, the available sources do not specify its construction period or detailed history. His name, dedicated to St.Andreus, suggests an ancient Christian vocation, but there is no additional element to know more.

In the Southern Alps, local churches played a central role in community life, serving as places of worship, assembly and sometimes refuge. Their architecture and location often reflected the spiritual and practical needs of mountain populations, characterized by an agro-pastoral economy and rural social organization. These buildings, even modest ones, were strong identifiers for the surrounding villages.