St-Julien-d'Arpaon

During the night of Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 July 1702, after Magdalene Fair, a gathering was held in a wood “near Saint-Julien”. The future leaders of the first Camisards(Protestants rebelling against Catholic rule) began recruiting volunteers to free prisoners. On 18 October 1702, after killing  Salomon Gardès, secretary to Abbot du Chaila, the Camisard troops led by Gédéon Laporte burnt down the Catholic church, vicarage and house of the notary Delapierre, The temple (Protestant church) was built in 1840.