Albepierre-Bredons

Geography

Neighbouring communes and towns

History

• Château de Benoire, a royal castle built by Saint Louis. It served as a travelling headquarters of the Bailiwick of the Mountains.

  Heraldry

Administration

Population

Politics

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

• A Fountain at Bredons

  Religious heritage

• A Calvary in the public square in Bredons
• The Chapel of Bredons contains 6 Candlesticks which are registered as historical objects.
• The Priory contains a Statue: Saint John which is registered as an historical object.
• The Church of Albepierre contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
• *A Retable in the main Altar
• *A Louis XV style Thurible
• *A Reliquary Statue: Saint Timothy
• *A Reliquary Statue: Saint Blaise
• *A Ciborium
• *A Sunburst Monstrance
• *A Ciborium
• The Church of Saint Pierre of Bredons The Church of Saint Pierre contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects including a Group Sculpture: Virgin in majesty For a complete list of all the other items in the church with links to photos and descriptions .

  Notable people linked to the commune

• André-François Voulon, poet, storyteller, essayist, born in 1946 in Murat
• Alfred Jacomis, skier, champion of France in 1939, who also participated in the Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany in 1936 and the World Championships in Chamonix in 1937
• Eugene Martens, historian of the Second World War
• Jean-Louis Philippart, physicist.
• Jean Ajalbert, writer, member of the Académie Goncourt. Born in 1863 in Levallois-Perret, died in 1947 in Cahors, buried at Bredons