Verquières Explained

Verquières
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Verquières (13).svg
Arrondissement:Arles
Canton:Châteaurenard
Insee:13116
Postal Code:13670
Mayor:Jean-Marc Martin-Teisserre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Terre de Provence
Coordinates:43.8408°N 4.9192°W
Elevation M:49
Elevation Min M:45
Elevation Max M:51
Area Km2:4.91

Verquières (in French pronounced as /vɛʁkjɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Verquiera) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

History

Towards the middle of the 12th century when the manor fell Diocese of Avignon on which city had been built. The parish was removed and attached to Saint-Andiol, and then restored in 1841.

Aside from his Mas Provençal, very typical include its castle and the Jesuit Church of St. Vérédème, fortified 14th century and enlarged in the 19th.

Its features: a massive square tower and spire serving his masons' marks, its barrel-vaulted nave broken, its apse semi-circular buttresses crowned with watch towers.

There are also beautiful wrought iron cross, very ornate they are due to the dexterity of the Reverend Roy who was pastor of the town from 1876 to 1894.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.