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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Alpes-Maritimes
  5. 06670 Duranus

  6. Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Duranus

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Duranus dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Duranus

    4 Place Saint-Michel
    06670 Duranus
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Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

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Origin and history

The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Duranus is a religious monument located in the commune of Duranus, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. This place of worship, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is part of the local architectural landscape, although the available sources do not specify its period of construction or its stylistic characteristics. Churches dedicated to the Assumption are frequent in regions of Catholic tradition, such as Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

These buildings historically served as a spiritual and community centre for the inhabitants. In Duranus, as in many rural communities, the church played a key role in daily life, marking religious and social highlights. Current data do not allow to detail its specific history or architectural evolutions.