150 Years of Mas de Tence150 Years of Mas de Tence
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Relive the 150 years of the commune du Mas de Tence

An exhibition at Mas de Tence

What to visit at Mas de Tence Our favorite place in Le Haut-Lignon!

Why not discover the history of Le Haut-Lignon in a different way?

Published on 30 September 2024

Climb up to the village

From the small road leading to the village of Mas de Tence after the Chaudier crossroads, you can see the bell tower…
As we enter the village, we come upon the imposing church of Saint Jean François Régis, with its semi-circular staircase.
A small sign invites us to go beneath the church: ” Parcours photographiques!

Behind the war memorial, just look up to admire the Sucs Yssingelais. Beautiful!
Let’s take a closer look…
Surprisingly, we enter a landscaped area and the view is even more beautiful. With a bit of luck, we’ll be able to spot the kestrels. Especially at dusk, it’s truly a ball over the village.

The best time to enjoy it is at the end of the day or at sunset !

And if the full moon is right in front of you, it’s magical!

As you enter the village, you come upon the imposing church with its semicircular staircase.
Underneath, a small square has been laid out, a discreet spot where an exhibition has been set up.

We’re delighted to share this discovery with you, in this small perched village.

16 panels illustrate life in days gone by, a veritable open-air museum.

Discover a collection of photos of the village's inhabitants

The commune of Le Mas was separated from that of Tence in 1872!
To mark the commune’s 150th anniversary in 2022, an idea was born…
We’ll tell you a little more about it:

To your drawers! This was the message sent out to residents in 2021 to set up a photo exhibition.
The municipal team had a beautiful space in the village and 150 years to celebrate!

Why not hold an open-air exhibition, and the themes naturally emerged: childhood, school, baptism, religious processions, weddings, festivals, commerce, trades, tools, transport, agriculture, hunting, eating, killing, building, goose shooting…

The result was a wealth of encounters and emotions.

Immerse yourself in local history of the last century

Or: when history is written on faces

From panel to panel, we discover with emotion the life of yesteryear.

A few words translated into a strange language, qu'es aquò?

We’re learning a few vocabulary words in Occitan, a living language still spoken today.

Do you know what a plounzou is? It’s a pile of wheat sheaves.
Today, we hear ” plongeon” in French Occitan.

Les iclos, qu’es aquò?
These are the clogs!

An open-air museum

Strolling from panel to panel, you’ll get a feel for village life in the everyday life of its inhabitants. A lively life.

What a thrill it is to tell you about it, even though members of my family are in some of the photos.
The history of the men and women of this country that they have shaped, loved and cultivated…

Share their story with us, and thus the story of this country!