Église Saint-Blaise

English translation

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History

The commune of Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts is at the centre of a network of ponds comprising the Étang de Berre, the Étangs de Citis and du Po. The village does not appear to date back beyond the 12th century. At the beginning of the 15th century, around 1405, the archbishop of Arles gave permission to surround the town with ramparts. The town has developed continually since that time, with houses still largely preserved being built. A particular phase of expansion is observed at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century. In the 12th century, the church is a simple castle chapel. In the 17th century, it is enlarged towards the south and changes orientation: the Romanesque nave, oriented east-west, becomes one of four bays of the classical nave, extended by a five-sided choir. A bell tower is built beside the former choir.