Anyone may have done this,
especially in the present anti-Christian environment and rising
violence. One possibility is that it is the work of people who
believe that the Cross is an insult to the power of Allah, and that ”
they did not kill him nor crucify him, but it seemed so to them”
(Qur’an 4:157).
The perpetrators would do
well to arm themselves… A three-century-old Pyrenean symbol
destroyed with a sledgehammer,” translated from “‘Leurs auteurs
auront intérêt à s’armer’
The Cross
on the Col de la Crouzette, an ancient monument between the Bethmale
and Eychelles valleys, was destroyed again over the weekend of August
15, 2025. It was smashed on site, presumably with a sledgehammer. An
incomprehensible act that has outraged shepherds and hikers. Beyond
its topographical function, the Cross had a strong symbolic meaning
and was a witness to a heritage passed down from generation to
generation.
For twenty-five years, the
Cross on the Col de la Crouzette, also known as Portet d’Eychelles,
has been the target of several acts of vandalism. This stone Cross,
erected at the Crossroads of the Eychelles valley and the summer
pastures of Haute Serre in the commune of Bethmale, long marked the
transition between the valleys of Bethmale, Soueix,
In 2001, the original Cross
was stolen. Two years later, a new Cross, carved from stone quarried
below the Col de la Core on the Seix side, was erected in the same
place.
The work is by Thierry
Galey, a resident of Samortein-en-Bethmale and a draughtsman in the
aeronautical industry in Toulouse. In 2004, this new Cross was
blessed by Abbé Jean Fauroux, who was already known for blessing the
Cross on Mont Valier. At the time, the mayor of Bethmale was
confident: “The perpetrators had better arm themselves with chisels
and hammers to tear it down.„
It appears from the report
that the original cross was stolen and replacement carved out of the
bedrock was arrested in 2001.
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