Culture and heritage Allauch

1 culture , heritage

1.1 civil heritage
1.2 religious heritage
1.3 environmental heritage

culture , heritage
civil heritage

the commune has number of buildings , structures registered historical monuments:

the château de fontvieille (1845)
the vallombert country residence @ 495 avenue du vallon-vert (19th century)


other sites of interest


the ruins of château de ners in pichauris valley.
the esplanade of windmills consist of 5 windmills on esplanade overlooking bay of marseille @ 228 metres above sea level. formerly located in heart of village, moved when construction of church of saint sebastian blocked wind.
the vieux bassin old reservoir 19th century living cultural exhibition hall
the museum of allauch symbols , sacred relics. allauch museum welcomes visitors heart of old village in former building of town hall has been rehabilitated. museum invites new generation better understand foundations of western christian culture.

religious heritage

the saint sebastian church

the commune has several religious buildings , structures registered historical monuments:

the church of saint sebastian (1685). church contains large number of items registered historical objects. complete list , links descriptions (in french) click here.
the chapel of notre-dame , remains of chateau (13th century). chapel contains several items registered historical objects:

the gallery organ (19th century)
6 candlesticks (18th century)
a painting: calvary (17th century)
a statue on base: virgin , child (18th century)
a statue on base: browned virgin , child (17th century)




other religious sites of interest


the church of saint laurent of bourdonnière
the synagogue of logis neuf


paintings in saint sebastion church





















environmental heritage

the massif of garlaban, called hills of marcel pagnol, overlooks urban area.