Notre-Dame de Beauregard d'Orgon, 19th-century chapel on a hilltop in Orgon, France
Notre-Dame de Beauregard d'Orgon is a 19th-century chapel on a hill south of Orgon, built from 1878 at the wish of canon Pierre Anselme Bonnard, the village priest. Its pale stone bell tower rises from the centre, with recessed panels, arched belfry openings and a conical spire topped by a cross; a statue on a pedestal stands before the facade. Inside, round arches on square pillars divide a grey stone hall with pale yellow vaults.
A chapel already stood on the hill before the present one, which was built from 1878 at the wish of Orgon's parish priest, Canon Pierre Anselme Bonnard (1877–1899). A wall was raised around the site in 1592, and a monastery built between 1638 and 1660 housed the Discalced Augustinians of Saint-Pierre d'Aix until 1789. The site lay abandoned until 1854, when the convent was restored.
The chapel is a pilgrimage site tied to the 19th-century sanctuary built under Canon Pierre Anselme Bonnard, parish priest of Orgon from 1877 to 1899. The Grey Penitents of Avignon raised a cross here in 1903. Since 1984 the Friends of Beauregard association has maintained the site and runs cultural and tourist activities, and the access path is lined with three 16th-century oratories.
The chapel stands on a hill south of Orgon; the path starts at the village cemetery and climbs to the site. Three 16th-century oratories line the way, and traces of a Gallic oppidum and fortifications lie nearby. The site overlooks the Durance valley, the RN7 and the A7.
The chapel stands on a hill south of Orgon above the Durance valley, the RN7 and the A7. The path up starts at the village cemetery and is lined with three 16th-century oratories. Traces of a Gallic oppidum and of fortifications remain nearby.
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