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Le Castellet
Le Castellet
The inhabitants of Les Bachelas, in the western part of Le Castellet, also wanted to benefit from "modernism".
Oraison
Oraison
The small stone bridge over the Rancure torrent, built in 1698, served as an aqueduct to bring drinking water from the Boucharde spring to the village...
Manosque
Manosque
Recent research places the octroi in front of the Porte de la Saunerie. This square was created by demolishing old buildings where the control of ...
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
The adjoining fountain, covered washhouse and reservoir were built in 1894.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
The Notre-Dame de la Roche or de la Roque or du Roc chapel is built at the top of a peak with panoramic views over the Durance valley, the confluences...
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
The Aires washhouse is one of the standing washhouses where women used a rubber apron to keep their skirts from getting wet.
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
The Notre Dame de Santé chapel is located in Entrevennes, 750 m east of the village (departmental road 101). The portal bears the date 1856.
Allemagne-en-Provence
Allemagne-en-Provence
An imposing half-feudal (13th-century keep), half-Renaissance building, listed as a Historic Monument, as is its park. A landmark of Provencal ...
Oraison
Oraison
The word "lavoir" comes from the Latin lavatorium, a place where people wash.
Oraison
Oraison
An oratory is a small chapel built on the site of an event considered miraculous, or to preserve a religious memory.
There are 5 oratories in ...
Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon
Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon
Manosque
Manosque
Located on the right bank of the Durance River, Jean Giono's birthplace is a land of art and culture. Full of charm, this thousand-year-old city ...
Quinson
Located in Quinson, in the heart of the Verdon, the Gorges du Verdon Museum of Prehistory presents the results of archaeological digs carried out in ...
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
This fountain at the foot of the slope is probably the oldest built in the village.
Oraison
Oraison
A testimony to the Middle Ages, the ruins of the ancient castle on the hill
Villevieille, still dominate the town.
Puimichel
Puimichel
This is Puimichel's most recent fountain: March 2001! It was built by a master fountain builder from Isle sur la Sorgue. The whole village was now ...
Manosque
Manosque
Located to the north of the medieval wall, the Porte du Soubeyran was built in the 13th century. It therefore predates the Porte Saunerie. In the ...
Oraison
The obelisk fountain is located at the start of rue Elie Louis Julien, formerly known as Grande Rue.
Manosque
Manosque
This promenade is located on the old "chemin de ronde" ("bàrri" means rampart in Provencal).