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Archeology
Archaeological site

Archeological site beneath the Saint-Vincent church

Saint-Vincent

The archaeological site beneath the parish church of Saint-Vincent is testimony to a continuous occupation starting from the first settlements dating back to the Late Bronze Age / Iron Age. In Roman times (2nd- 4th centuries AD), various buildings with a …

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Architecture
Rascard di Valmignanaz

I raccard di Valmignanaz

Saint-Vincent

La collina di Saint-Vincent annovera con orgoglio, nel corpo dei suoi numerosi villaggi, diversi raccard, granai con un’area centrale, per lavorare il grano, simili a quelli della Valle d’Ayas. In effetti, nel XVII secolo e all’inizio del XVIII, su …

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Roman architecture
Arches over the Cillian river

Ruins of the Roman bridge

Saint-Vincent

The imposing ruins that are visible along the state road leading to Montjovet, give some hint of the ancient majesty of the bridge and recall how the Gallie consular road also crossed this part of the valley. Only the left hand shoulder of the original …

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Churches and shrines
Churches and shrines

Chapels and shrines

Saint-Vincent

THE SHRINE OF GRUN Situated in the heart of the hill of Saint-Vincent. The building of the shrine is owing to an idea conceived around 1720 by the priest Pierre Bréan, who was already the deputy parish priest of the town from 1705 to 1713 and very …

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Cillian Chapel

Saint-Vincent

LOCATION: built in the heart of the village, on land where an old, public press once stood. HISTORY: completed in 1954, this family chapel dedicated to the Holy Innocents was built by the couple Thérèse and Vincent Gorris as a votive offering during …

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Feilley Chapel

Saint-Vincent

HISTORY: the chapel located in the village of Feilley was erected by Philibert Clappey who, in a deed from 1645, undertook the provision of the funds necessary for its construction. The temple, built fifteen years after the plague of 1630, was dedicated …

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Grun Sanctuary

Saint-Vincent

LOCATION: in the centre and almost at the heart of the Saint-Vincent hillside. HISTORY: the construction of the sanctuary came from an idea around 1720 by the priest Pierre Bréan, who was vice parish priest in the village from 1705 to 1713 and greatly …

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Linty Chapel

Saint-Vincent

LOCATION: on the western edge of the district, the chapel appears to be looking at Col de Joux. HISTORY: desired by the inhabitants of Lenty in 1644. They decided to call it after the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and a sung mass and vespers were …

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Moron Church

Saint-Vincent

Situated in the town of Moron, on the Saint-Vincent hillside. Its current structure, with a large circular apse, dates back to the XV century, when important changes were made to a probable, pre-existing Romanesque building. For some time it conserved …

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Churches and shrines
The imposing building

Parish church of San Vincenzo

Saint-Vincent

Built by the Benedictines in the XI century in Romanesque style, the church was subject to multiple architectures one over the another, but also some significant modern restoration (1968 - 1972). It is located on the structures of a Roman building, …

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Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.