Just 800 m from the charming village of Vaumeilh, the Saint-Marcellin chapel seems to stand outside time. Set on a plateau, the site invites contemplation and tranquility.
Vaumeilh has been home to several religious settlements over the centuries. While the oldest dates back to Gallo-Roman times, the best-known is certainly the Chane priory, which predates the year 1000. When the community gathered around the castle, the parish role fell to the church of St-Sixte and St-Sauveur, of which only a few remains, and then to a new church in the heart of the village (18th c.). As for the chapel of St-Marcellin, its exact origin, probably very ancient, remains unknown. Damaged during the Wars of Religion, it was rebuilt by a villager and his wife after St. Marcellin granted their wish to have children. It was long the object of pilgrimages to ask for rain, and legend has it that the rain began to fall before the parishioners had returned to the village!
