The church of Saint-Michel-de-Gast, listed as a historic monument by decree on 22 November 1994, was built in the early 16th century. It was the parish church before the new church in the new village was built and consecrated in 1954.
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It is located on the right bank of the river Vésubie, opposite the old village. It is signposted with the words ‘Église des Templiers’ (Church of the Knights Templar). A legend that took shape at the end of the 19th century and flourished throughout the 20th associated the church with the Order of the Knights Templar. However, there is no evidence or text to support such a claim. What began as a mere hypothesis has, over time, become the truth for many. The church of Le Gast was donated in...