Laubert
Encyclopedia
Laubert is a commune
in the Lozère
department in southern France
.
Inhabitants of Laubert are called "Laubertois".
and 69 km (42.9 mi) south of Le Puy-en-Velay
.
The church tower is "en peigne". The commune's council refounded the main bell in 1963, because it was cracked.
A little fountain at the base of the church adds to the village's charm.
In it are:
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Lozère
Lozère
Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Inhabitants of Laubert are called "Laubertois".
Geography
Laubert is on the RN88, 20 km (12.4 mi) north of MendeMende, Lozère
Mende is a commune of France in the Lozère department of which it is the capital.It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.-Sights:* Mende Cathedral -External links:* * ,...
and 69 km (42.9 mi) south of Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary...
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The church
A chapel was founded in 1278, which was destroyed 1636, and rebuilt in 1773. The chapel was replaced by the present church in 1825.The church tower is "en peigne". The commune's council refounded the main bell in 1963, because it was cracked.
A little fountain at the base of the church adds to the village's charm.
In it are:
- a 15th-century Christ in multicoloured wood,
- a virgin and child from the seventeenth century in gilded wood,
- an Atlas supporting the pulpit (there are three other Atlases of this type in Lozère),
- a gilded and painted retableRetableA retable is a framed altarpiece, raised slightly above the back of the altar or communion table, on which are placed the cross, ceremonial candlesticks and other ornaments....
, with turned columns, which came from the Capuchin church at Mende, topped with two urns.