Église Saint-Pierre de Mérens-d'En-Haut

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The former Saint-Pierre de Mérens church is a Romanesque church located in Mérens-d'en-Haut, France, in the commune of Mérens-les-Vals, in the Ariège department, in the Occitan region. The nave is in the state of crystallized ruins.

Description: It is a modest-sized Romanesque church with a simple fencing nave. It has a high square tower in Catalan style - Andorran three-level with three double bays on each side.

Location: It is located at an altitude of 1,153 m, at Mérens-d'en-Haut, bypassed by the road of Vives (RD 332), above the creek of the Nabre. The GR10 and the great country hiking trail Ax Mountain Tour pass at this point between the village and the Col de la Coume d'Agnel.

History: It was donated by the local lords in 994 to the abbey of Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse, a donation confirmed in 1118 by Pope Gélase II. The church therefore dates from the 10th century but the bell tower could be from the 11th century. It will then depend on the Saint-Volusian Abbey of Foix, a situation confirmed in 1224 by Honorius III. The church and the village were burned in October 1811 by the Miquelets of General Villamil penetrating...