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 History
It
is by the middle of the 12eme century when the seigneury
recovered Bishops
of Avignon where Verquières was built. The
parish was abolished in it Revolution
and connected with Saint-Andiol then restored in
1841.
This
small expanding village, situated in the market
garden plain of the Durance Possess
treasures of architecture.
Except
its Provençal, very typical Mases,
let us quote its Castle of the Jesuits
so That
the Church Holy Vérédème, strengthened
in the 14eme century and enlarged in the 19eme.
Its
peculiarities: a square and massive tower serving
for limping, its marks Of
toilers, its nef bent in broken cradle,
its semicircular apse, its Foothills
crowned with bartizans. Let us not forget the Holy
Oratory People where We
went formerly to procession for the
rain.
There
are also very beautiful iron crosses forged, very
decorated them are Due
to the dexterity of the reverend father Roy who
was cleaned out by the municipality of 1876 in 1894.
Finally
we can admire a magnificent dovecote and a surprising
pyramid Framing
the entry of the domain of Beauplan situated
at the exit of the village, the road Of
Eyragues.
The
main activities of Verquières, given its
geographic situation Privileged,
are the vegetable and fruit farmings.
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