Chapel Saint-Antoine de Villard-Meyer
The Chapel of Saint-Antoine de Villard-Meyer is located in Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It dates from the seventeenth century, as the altarpiece is dated 1664. It is an elongated building with a flat chevet; the nave is covered with a frame and the long roof is covered with slates. A barrel vault protects the choir. The one-bay bell tower, built with stone slabs, is off center on the main gable wall.
About this building
The Saint-Antoine de Villard-Meyer chapel is located in Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Found on either side of the Durance, at the gates of Briançon, Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières is a town in the Pays des Ecrins which has eight picturesque villages, including Villard-Meyer.
The town was a stop on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela (the one coming from Turin), which resulted in an abundance of chapels, calvaries and oratories. It is thought that the chapel of Saint-Antoine de Villard-Meyer dates from the 17th century, as the altarpiece bears the date 1664.
It is an elongated building with a flat chevet; the nave is covered with a frame and the long roof is covered with slates. A barrel vault protects the choir. The one-bay bell tower, built with stone slabs, is off center on the main gable wall. The Saint-Antoine chapel is included in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage.
