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Saint-Michel de Périllos Church is a Romanesque religious building, located in the abandoned village of Périllos, now attached to the commune of Opoul-Périllos. This monument is about five kilometres from the castle of Périllos, in the heart of the Pyrénées-Orientales, in the Occitanie region. Its architecture and location testify to the importance of Romanesque churches in the medieval rural landscape of Roussillon.

The village of Périllos, now deserted, once housed a community whose church Saint Michel was a central place of worship and assembly. Romanesque churches, like this one, played a key role in the structuring of territories and the spiritual life of local populations. Their construction often reflected the social, economic and religious dynamics of the time, although the specific details of this church are not specified in the available sources.

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