City:There are several municipalities
with the name Prades in France. The Prades which we are showing
pictures of is a small village lying in the region Haute-Loire
in South-Central France. There are 60 inhabitants (in 2006).
The village originates from the 5th century.
Building: The church dates
from the 12th and 13th century. The church is in fact a Romanesque
chapel, dedicated to Saint-André. It is believed that
this church is the smallest of the large churches in the Avergne
- a cathedral in miniature.
