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Saint-Quiterie Church of Barbonvielle dans le Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne

Saint-Quiterie Church of Barbonvielle

    369 Route de Barbonvielle
    47220 Astaffort

Origin and history

The Saint-Quiterie de Barbonvielle Church is a monument located in the commune of Astaffort, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The available data do not specify its construction period or the architectural or historical details specific to this building. His name suggests a link with Saint Quitterie, a religious figure often associated with medieval churches, but no source confirms this hypothesis for this place.

Both rural and Barbonvielle churches played a central role in the lives of local communities, serving as places of worship, assembly and identity marker. In New Aquitaine, these buildings often reflect the agricultural and social history of the villages, although the archives are missing here to detail their precise evolution or context.