Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Temple protestant

Since 1208 Les Vans was a dependency of the Abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. From 1478 on the town, that was surrounded by a city wall, had feudal owners. Le Vans became Protestant within the 16th century, but (probably with the support of the Corsican soldiers stationed in Aubenas) returned to Catholicism in 1629. The Protestant temple in Le Vans is a round structure. The inauguration took place in 1826.

The centre of Taulignan (pop. 1600) is still surrounded by a medieval fortification. A protestant church existed in Taulignan since 1601. It was destroyed in 1684, just before the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The protestant church seen here was erected outside the ramparts in 1868. I learned, that there more protestant churches were erected on this kind of design in the 19th century: Les-Vans (Ardèche) 1825, Lézinier (Lozère) 1837.