By Gaël Arcuset
Published on 8 Jan 21 at 20:32
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It’s confirmed. The Heritage Mission, nicknamed ” Mission Stéphane Bern“, Unveiled the aid that would be granted to French monuments. The collegiate church ofUzeste (Gironde), retained in September 2020, will receive 176,000 euros.
A nice sum for this place steeped in history, which houses the tomb of Pope Clement V.
Eric Douence, mayor ofUzeste, does not hide his satisfaction:
“I learned the news by chance. It is a very nice sum, considerable … even if it is slightly below our expectations.”
Work needed on the collegiate spire
These 176,000 euros will finance work on the spire of the building, the amount of which amounts to approximately 1.2 million euros.
“The arrow needs work since the XVIIIe century, recently specified Eric Douence. The arrow presents a poor general condition due to the combination of several factors: constant exposure to all meteorological elements, the poor quality of the facing stones, localized phenomena of wind erosion, water runoff, infiltration, sealing problems and the placement of materials harmful to the good conservation of the whole during the various restaurant campaigns; including bastard mortar and cement. “
101 sites selected throughout France
In a press release, the Heritage Foundation specifies that it “will repay this aid to project leaders as the work progresses, on presentation of invoices”.
In France, 101 sites will benefit from an overall budget of 15.2 million euros.
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