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It is located on a hill and far from regional roads. Repentigny Calvados is one of these small villages Without stores and without much lifeWhere you have to get lost to reach. And so far in Community of 100 soulswhich didn't even have a town hall until 2020, there's no shortage of ideas to highlight the only local heritage monument: Church. Since spring 2024 it can be visited… in Virtual reality !
Association idea Friends of Repentigny Heritage and its president, Mark Solé. “The virtual tour is a concept that is starting to spread in prestigious places like Notre-Dame de Paris, however It's not because we're a small place in a small village that we can't have ambition. “, he claims.
Especially since It costs This welcome boost is not as great as one might think: Not more than one thousand eurosHalf of it is supported by the Ministry. The photo was taken by Airesnam Companybased in Torquesne which has already “materialized” its community church, as well as Lisieux Cathedral and Church.
The oldest altarpiece in the Pays d'Auge
With or without glasses Private, virtual tour included Papers displaying the various highlights of the church. Starting with its prominent two-sided altarpiece from the end of the 16th centurye The century, the oldest in the Pays d'Auge, was somewhat declining before the Friends of Repentigny Heritage set up in 2009 to save it.
“To preserve the heritage, there is Three challengesWhich should all be done at the same time, says Marc Soulé. the Repeats,l'Stir and Communicates. Taking a virtual tour is not enough, you also have to let people know it exists! » The 70 members (a third of whom live in Repentigny, another third in the surrounding communities) are working hard to organize the Musardières (in September) and Pierres en Lumière, as well as the Heritage Days.
Too many initiatives in such a small village anyway are painful curiousityAnd it makes you want to stop and see this church with its light wooden roof and slightly sloping walls if you have the opportunity to pass through Repentigny. And that's a good thing, because unlike most of the small places of worship in the surrounding area, whose key remains in the city hall that is never unlocked, this one is open and It can be visited freely. This is thanks to the automatic door opening and closing system, in addition to… Surveillance camerasAnd automatically take photos for each visitor and Sensors on furniture.
€10,000 invested for automatic unlocking
They will be installed in the spring of 2023 for a sum of approximately 10,000 euros – a significant cost for a city with a population of 100 and an area In collaboration with an annual budget of 3,000 euros – Device Good ideaAccording to Marc Soulé, because these places die because they are not visited. There is a misconception that if we open it, it will be vandalized. but What kills them is not sabotage, but abandonment! »
As soon as we enter, a soft voice welcomes us, accompanied by a little music. “We considered it important to put in place some form Human existence », refers to a person who regularly welcomes representatives of other villages who wish to discover the system.
Over the past year, the small church of San Martin has welcomed nearly 1,000 people 300 visitorsSome of them come from far and wide, as evidenced by the guest book at the entrance. It's not bad if the place is lost in the middle of nowhere, which is not welcome Only one block per year.
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