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Origin and history

Saint-Sébastien de Mélézen is a religious monument located in the commune of Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The available data do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history, but its existence bears witness to the local architectural and spiritual heritage. In the Southern Alps, village churches like Saint Sebastian played a central role in community life, serving as a place of worship, gathering and identity marker.

Their construction often reflected the spiritual and social needs of mountain populations, organized around agriculture, livestock farming and transalpine exchanges.