Calvaire-fontaine de Miribel

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The Orvary-Fontaine of Miribel also called mission cross of the Saint-Romain fountain is a calvary with a fountain in its lower part. It is located in the centre of Place Henri-Grobon in Miribel, in the Ain. Initially a simple mission cross in the 18th century, it became ordeal following the execution by decapitation of the parish priest of Miribel in the second year of the republican era. Finally, as of 1832, following a period of drought, the monument was transformed into a fountain with three drinking bins. The monument has been listed as historic monuments since 1929.

The monument is entirely built of limestone. Three ferries are attached: two large to the west and to the east, each of a length of 1.60 metres; To the south a smaller ferry, length of 0.90 meters is joined to the monument. It is above the latter that there is a moulure cube on which are inscribed unreadable writings except in Roman numerals of the year 1785. The whole, with its cross, is about 6 meters high. Finally, in the 1990s, only two stop-wheels (elements arranged at each corner of the monument...