Forcalquier Cathedral, now the Church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet (french: Concathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier; Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet), is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Forcalquier,

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

.Ministère de la Culture: Base Mérimée - Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet
/ref> Erected in the 12th century as a collegiate church, the cathedral of Forcalquier became a second seat of the

Bishop of Sisteron The former French diocese of Sisteron existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Sisteron in southern France and at Forcalquier, in the modern department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron was the only diocese in France which had two ...

in 1408, and for that reason is referred to as a co-cathedral. The diocese of Sisteron was abolished in 1801, after which the cathedral continued as a parish church.Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Sisteron
/ref> The nave, the choir, the transept and the cloister date from the early 13th century, representing one of the first examples of Gothic style in southern France. The bell tower is from the 16th century. The church houses a panel of the ''Triumph of Christ'' by Pierre Mignard.Ministère de la Culture: Base Palissy - ''Le Triomphe de Christ'', Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet
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LocationPicture of the cathedral organPicture of the cathedral façade
Former cathedrals in France Churches in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France {{France-RC-church-stub

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