Walls-Argens

Walls-Argens It is a common French, located in the department of the Alp-of-High-Provence and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.

Its inhabitants is called Murencs.

Geography

Located at 950 Mr. of altitude the village of Mure stages himself on the southern side of the mountain of Maurel of which he marries the curve. Orchards and gardens surround the village while vast meadows extend to its feet to the Verdon.

Communes bordering: Thorame-Low and Thorame-High, the Saint-Andre-the-Alps, Let us go.

History

In 1974 the commune of Argens joins that of walls under the name of Walls-Argens.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The current village of Mure seems to date primarily from XVIIIe and 19th centuries. A main street crosses the village, marked at its two ends, like all the villages of the valley, by a vault, dedicated to St Joseph, and a cross which symbolize the entry in the borough and places it under divine protection. Along this Main street extend the noble houses from the village, remarkable by their height, their sometimes curved bays, their historiés lintels. One in the center of the street is known as " the château" . The other streets, parallel with the axis prinicipal carry the street name of August and street of the Medium. The communication between these axes is ensured by typical calades in staircases.

The parish church under the term of Notre Dame de Vauvert is located at the end of the village. Its lintel dated 1700 seems to indicate the date of construction. It adopts a plan with a nave finished by a flat bedside, on which two lower side chapels open which make be connected the general form in a plan centered in Greek cross. The current place which opens in front of the church was created at the 20th century on the primitive site of the cimetierre. Adjacent the farm known as " clastre" is brought closer to the religious origin of the seigniory of the village. Perhaps the proximity with the parish church indicates the primitive site of a priory at this end of the village.

The vault St Joseph at the other end of the village is the goal of a procession once the year for the employers' festival of August 15th. The interior shows at least two construction campaigns, without it being possible for me to specify anything on this subject.

Personalities related to the commune

The Simon family during one period which extends from XVIè at the XIXè century marked the life of the community of the Verdon Means. It was a middle-class family which given many ecclesiastics who took part in particular in the foundation of several vaults or church in particular that of Mure.

See too

Argens

Common neighbors:

Common of Alp-of-High-Provence

External bonds

Walls-Argens It on the site of the national geographical Institute
Walls-Argens It on the site of INSEE
Walls-Argens It on the site of Quid
Localization of Walls-Argens on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plan of Walls-Argens on Mapquest

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