Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roumé, Medieval chapel in Cieutat, France.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roumé is a medieval chapel in Cieutat that stands on a small rise and is enclosed by a stone wall. It has a bell gable with a single bell and an interior featuring a wooden barrel vault.
The Romanesque chapel was built in several campaigns, from the late 13th century to the 16th and 19th centuries. It stands beside the old Roman road from Tarbes to Toulouse, the Cami roumiou followed by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. It was listed as a monument historique in 1956 and restored in 1985.
The name may derive from the Occitan "roumec" (bramble) or from the Cami roumiou, the Roman road from Tarbes to Toulouse followed by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. A 14th-century Virgin statue is kept elsewhere for fear of theft and returns only for pilgrimages; the south wall shows traces of a timber shelter for pilgrims.
The chapel is located roughly one kilometer south of Cieutat village along the D120 road and is easily reached from outside. The interior can only be visited at special times, so check locally before planning a trip.
The chapel's masonry combines rubble, pebbles, and dressed stone in an unusual mixture that reflects its long history. This practical building style was typical of rural structures built with locally available materials.
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