Catholic heritage churches became temples after 1802

After the organic articles of 1802, many previously Catholic Churches and Chapels were expropriated by the Revolutionary Government; they became the property of the nation. Many were then granted to Protestants for worship.
Temple in Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle (Gard) © O. d'Haussonville
Galleries in the Billettes church, Paris © O. d'Haussonville
Saint Ruf de Valence, temple (Drôme) © M. Chalamet
Interior of the temple Héricourt (Doubs) © Bretegnier
The Louvre Oratory, Paris © Reymond
The inside of Carmes temple in Montauban (82) © Hélène Guicharnaud
Interior of the Pentemont temple © O. d'Haussonville
Interior, Bordeaux temple, rue du Hâ (33) © Cécile Lhermitte

Associated tours

Associated notes

  • Temples built after the Revolution
    After the Concordat and the organic articles of 1802, there was a big revival in French Protestantism. Many new Churches were built throughout France.

  • Temples built before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
    Most of the temples built during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), have almost disappeared. They were quite big, built according to...

  • Croix
    Les croix protestantes sont d’une grande simplicité. Le Christ y apparaît rarement.

  • Chaires
    La chaire est élevée à un endroit du lieu de culte, d’où le pasteur puisse être vu et surtout entendu par l’ensemble des fidèles. Sa place dépend de la configuration...