is an old lady who is not exactly close to a century, but whose patience might well have irretrievably dull: a real jewel of Romanesque architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the church Saint-Sabin Villefranche-du-Queyran "spike" in Monument since 1875. And it is what the small village of 400 souls is the flattering title of country house - it always throws in a guidebook. "A long and costly restoration"
Villefranche, its mayor in the lead, decided to give back to the house hanging on a sunny hillside. The extent of his means, of course: "Years ago it was thought to be restored, said Alain Claverie, but we knew it would be long and expensive. " It must be said that the lady is no longer any spruce: the roof is still higher than above the choir, the facade has been carefully eroded by vegetation, which is invited to the inside - "Trees began to grow. " Briefly, by far ...
The town has commissioned, under the leadership of the Chief Architect of Historic Monuments, Stephane Thouin, a study on the health condition of the building, escorted by a restoration project . Subject to € 11 000 (1), "but at least we knew where we were going," said Alain Claverie. In this case, toward a restoration project of nearly 700 000 € excluding taxes, to make Saint-Sabin a place dedicated to "fair or accommodating concerts of chamber music in the choir, with training confined to 3 or 4 musicians, "says the election.
Precisely this study will enable Saint-Sabin to set the ranks in the project "Heritage is seeking sponsors, initiated by the General Council and the prefecture, with the assistance of the Heritage Foundation and the Aquitaine region. And among the 82 sites or objects presented throughout the department, Saint-Sabin will be found eventually, last September, in the "top five" of successful projects, alongside the park of Virazeil or hamlet of St. Avitus, Lacapelle-Biron. The work, which will decompose into 4 slices, could start in 2012, expected a resurrection on the horizon ... 2017. A straw for an old lady of eight centuries.
(1) With the financial support of the / State, General Council and the community of communes of Val de Garonne.
Among the five flagship projects of the operation "Heritage is seeking sponsors," the rehabilitation of the Church of Villefranche-du-Queyran could start in 2012.
Soon an association of friends of Santa Sabina
The mayor of Villefranche-du-Queyran, Alain Claverie, is cautious when talking about the part that will be borne by the municipality in the final invoice for the restoration the church of Saint-Sabin: "We hope not to have to pay more than 5% or 10%, benefiting from the maximum aid," he says. Still, this is not the town that will drive the destiny of the place, but an association which should come by in February 2011. "A meeting will be held Jan. 20 to establish, in the presence of Chloe Toupé, representing the Heritage Foundation in the department, "says Alain Claverie. The newcomer has a good chance of being called "The Friends of Saint-Sabin." A structure that could sweep well beyond the sole inhabitants of Villefranche-du-Queyran: "It is a matter which concerns all the Marmande," says the mayor, who discusses the impact on heritage tourism, a niche that has the wind in their sails. For the moment, only a few insiders are taking advantage of Romanesque splendors of the building.
Source: the mail
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