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  5. 64400 Saint-Goin

  6. Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Saint-Goin

Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Saint-Goin dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Saint-Goin

    31 Avenue Saint-Jacques
    64400 Saint-Goin
Photo de Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Saint-Goin
Jean Michel Etchecolonea

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Époque contemporaine
2000
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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Saint-Goin is a religious monument located in the commune of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This place of worship, dedicated to St James the Major, is a central element of the local heritage, although the available sources do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history. In the countryside of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, parish churches like Saint-Goin played an essential role in medieval and modern community life.

They served as a gathering place for religious services, employers' holidays and important events in the lives of the inhabitants, while symbolizing the spiritual and social anchoring of the villages.