Vestiges de l’Eglise de St Julien

This village on Mont July is one of the many that have disappeared in the Revermont.
Following the decrees of the emperors Gratian and Theodosius, the pagan temples disappeared. They were replaced by parish churches.
The church of St Julien/Roche was built around 750 by the monks of St Vincent de Macon. It played an important role in the Revermont.
The church of St Julien remained for some time the parish church of Ramasse and the meeting place for the hamlet of Combes.
It was burnt down during the war between François I and the Duke of Savoy in the 16th century. These ruins were forgotten until the 20th century.
Since 1945, the remains of the church have been classified as a "Historic Monument".
The choir of St Julien is said to have been built on the site of the temple of Jovis. The nave was on a slope and therefore higher than the choir. A cemetery surrounded St Julien/Roche.

Legend has it that the French saw a fire at St Julien and interpreted it as a signal to the
Savoyard troops. They then destroyed the village.