Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Béarn

A power station of the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi, an early railway company that operated a network of routes in the southwest of France. In 1934 the company was merged with the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans. It then was the largest private railway in France until it was taken over by the state railway Société national des Chemins de fer français (SNCF) in 1938.

The area in northeast Béarn, where the small village of Diusse is situated is known as "Vic-Bilh". Great white wines are produced here. Madiran, known for its redwines, is only about 10 kms east. A church in Diusse is known since the 11th century. It belonged to the nearby Benedictian abbey Lareule, founded 977. In 1104 the Viscount of Bearn and the Comte d'Armagnac met here and declared a truce. The building seen today is a few years younger. According to the "Base Mérimée" today´s church was erected in the first half of the 12th century, but got remodeled a couple of times. The portal, carved from reddish stones dates back to that church. The vandals, who severely damaged the "Balaam-capital" (previous upload) obviously loved mythical creatures. These two griffins, just opposite Balaam, stayed untouched.

The area in northeast Béarn, where the small village of Diusse is situated is known as "Vic-Bilh". Great white wines are produced here. Madiran, known for its redwines, is only about 10 kms east. A church in Diusse is known since the 11th century. It belonged to the nearby Benedictian abbey Lareule, founded 977. In 1104 the Viscount of Bearn and the Comte d'Armagnac met here and declared a truce. The building seen today is a few years younger. According to the "Base Mérimée" today´s church was erected in the first half of the 12th century, but got remodeled a couple of times. The portal, carved from reddish stones dates back to that church. This is a rather damaged capital of that portal. A man, a donkey and an angel adds to "Balaam's Talking Donkey". I found this icon a couple of times in France. Follow the link below - and read the whole story,as told in Numbers 22, 21-31.

The area in northeast Béarn, where the small village of Diusse is situated is known as "Vic-Bilh". Great white wines are produced here. Madiran, known for its redwines, is only about 10 kms east. A church in Diusse is known since the 11th century. It belonged to the nearby Benedictian abbey Lareule, founded 977. In 1104 the Viscount of Bearn and the Comte d'Armagnac met here and declared a truce. The building seen today is a few years younger. According to the "Base Mérimée" today´s church was erected in the first half of the 12th century, but got remodeled a couple of times. The portal, carved from reddish stones dates back to that church.