This is Jegun !!

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And here I go again with my road warrior trails in my belle France. Thanks to finding me pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, We were on our road from Toulouse and came in to take a peek at the church. A very pleasant surprise in this quant village of Jegun. Therefore, here is my take on this is Jegun !! Hope you enjoy it as I

The village of Jegun is located in the center of the Gers department no 32 in the Occitanie region of my belle France. It is a bastide village situated between the D930 road and the Auloue river, between Auch and Castéra-Verduzan. It is 20 km from Auch, 14 km from Vic-Fezensac , 29 km from Condom, 704 km from Versailles, 664 km from my current home, and 97 km from Toulouse from we came from in our road warrior trails on our way back home in Versailles and took a peek, This was along the outer beltway A620 crossing the Pont de l’Embouchure over the Garonne river to connect with the A624 dir Auch bearing right lane to get onto the N124 highway ,to exit/sortie 7 to connect with the D1124 road at next roundabout bear right into the D930 road dir Jegun continue and then bear left again onto the D103 road dir Jegun, see panel for church Collégiale, continue bear right onto Rue de Bennwihr to end and the church ; you can find parking just before on your left at the Place de la Bascule square,

The Church Sainte Candide, formerly known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Candide is first mentioned in a papal bull issued by Pope Celestine III in 1193. In 1249, the Bishop of Couserans granted indulgences to the faithful who contributed to the church’s construction. He specified that the body of Sainte Candide was located in the church. In 1373, Jean I, Count of Armagnac, made a donation to Saint Candide. Destruction necessitated reconstruction beginning in 1430. In 1440, the main gate was built on the south side. The church was consecrated on May 10, 1489.

The Church Sainte Candide apse was rebuilt during the 15C, as was the small room north of the choir. Side chapels were also built during this period on either side of the nave, two to the south and one to the north. Only vestiges of these remain. Work carried out during the modern era is more anecdotal. Significant work was undertaken during the 19C, The spire of the bell tower was built in 1845. Most of the furnishings, notably the various altars and the choir paneling, date from the late 19C. The monumental painting in the south transept dates from the early 20C.

Other things to see here are the Saint John the Baptist Church in Lézian, Saint Michael Chapel in Tremblade, Lapeyrette Chapel, and Château de Lescout, located away from the village, with a main building flanked by slate-roofed corner towers and two wings at right angles..

A bit of history I like tell us the origins of the bastide are poorly documented, but the town exhibits perfect regularity: four parallel streets run lengthwise, dividing it into five blocks. There is no central square, but the market hall is located in the central block. Another distinctive feature is the absence of a church, as the new town was built upon the existing churchyard, which included a Romanesque church dedicated to Sainte Candide. The village was founded in the 11C and fortified around 1180 by Bernard IV, Count of Armagnac, with a bastide layout, following a plan that has been preserved to this day. In 1577, Henry of Navarre took refuge there to escape the troops commanded by Villars, Governor of Guyenne. In the center of the Grand Rue, a Renaissance house is known as “Maison Henri IV,” as it is likely where he stayed.

The village of Jegun on its history/heritage : https://www.commune-jegun.fr/presentation-de-la-commune/

The Grand Auch tourist office on Jegun : https://www.auch-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/village-de-jegun/

The Grand Auch community of towns/villages on Jegun : https://www.grandauch.com/jegun

The Gers dept 32 tourist office on its heritage : https://www.tourisme-gers.com/edito/patrimoine-245

The Occitanie region tourist office : https://www.visit-occitanie.com/en/

There you go folks ,quite a bit of nice quant village deep in my France, you know I have my hands full seeing these jewels, this time in the Gers dept 32, worth the detour to Jegun indeed. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Jegun !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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