The church of La Capelle Saint-Martin, in danger, is the only religious building in Aveyron to have been selected by the foundation.
Since the establishment of the exceptional tax system for the religious heritage of villages, the Heritage Foundation has mobilized 16.7 million euros:
– 6.6 million euros via the national collection of the “fondation-patrimoine.org” site, to which other resources from sponsorships or legacies were added.
– 10.1 million euros earmarked by donors for rescue operations presented by the Foundation teams.
6.6 million euros will be directed to 100 “little Notre-Dames” in French villages and small towns.
This first endowment comes symbolically at the time of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, the work of which was entirely financed thanks to public generosity. Despite this substantial aid, 5.4 million euros are still missing to cover the total financing needs and permanently save these 100 buildings. National collection (unallocated) and local collections (allocated) remain open to meet all financing needs:
www.fondation-patrimoine.org/sauver The 100 religious buildings selected are representative of different historical cults. They require significant work, often urgently.
Of these 100 buildings, 61% are not protected as historic monuments, 55% are closed to the public or in danger, and almost 50% are located in municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants.
In Occitania, the church of La Capelle Saint-Martin, which has just been rehabilitated, is the only building in Aveyron to have been selected to benefit from an endowment.
