Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie

Geography

Located on the That the borough stages its houses with the sloping roofs on the edge of the Causse. The exceptional site of Espagnac makes live one day fully medieval.

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.

One comes from Béduer, the next commune is Marcilhac-on-That and its Abbaye.

History

At the origin of this “village Monastery”, with the acute and girdled roofs cliffs blanchâtres, is still “the Hébrardie” met with Cajarc on the way of Compostelle principal.
It is at the 13th century that Aymeric d' Hèbrard, lord of Cajarc and bishop of Coïmbre to the Portugal, financed the installation with the “Valley of the Paradise” of new a Prieuré, the primitive convent, low in the valley, condemned so much by the Inondation.
There were nuns, - a hundred chanoinesses augustines - also a " way of Dames" skirt the vestiges of various époques.
Devastated by the War One hundred Year old, the convent was concerned its ruins and was unused only with the Révolution.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the parish church was rebuilt at the 15th century. It has tombs of the 14th century; and a Retable out of wood gilded of the 18th century.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Batch

External bonds

Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie on the site of the national geographical Institute
Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie on the site of INSEE
Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie on the site of Quid
Localization of Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie on Mapquest

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