Église Saint-Martin-de-Jussan de Tresques

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Saint-Martin-de-Justan de Tresques is a Romanesque church, now a chapel, located in Tresques in the French department of Gard in the Occitan region.

Location: The old parish church, now a simple chapel, stands in the middle of the vineyards, 1 km north of the village of Tresques, near the road D409.

History: Tresques is mentioned in 1060 as Castrum quod vocatur Trescas in the cartular of the Cathedral of Nîmes. He then appeared under the names Castrum de Treschas in 1121 and Locus de Tressis in 1384. Tresques was part of the Viguerie de Bagnols and the Diocese of Uzès. The church Saint-Martin-de-Justan was built in the 11th century and decorated in the 12th century. It houses the tomb of the Counts of Vogüé from 1839. Owned since 1976, it has been classified as historical monuments since 12 July 1982.

Lombard Romanesque nightstand: The church, covered with lauzes, has a beautiful bedside with a unique apse. This semi-circular apse, built of cut stone assembled in irregular apparatus, rests on a powerful base and presents...