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Le Castellet
Le Castellet
Water has always been a problem in Provence.
Oraison
Oraison
The word "lavoir" comes from the Latin lavatorium, a place where people wash.
Puimichel
Puimichel
Crowned at its summit by the Chapelle Saint Elzéar, this hilltop village built in staircases offers a panoramic view of the surrounding valley. An ...
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
The fountain and washhouse are rectangular in shape.
Manosque
Manosque
Formerly an outbuilding located behind the Hôtel de Pochet (now the Hôtel de Ville), the consuls had the communal granaries installed here in 1774. ...
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
The history of religious buildings in the Val de Rancure is fairly well known thanks to the in-depth work of André Laurent, who for decades has been ...
Corbières
Corbières
Built amphitheatrically at the foot of a hillside, this commune is bounded to the east by the Durance, to the north by the Chaffère, and to the south...
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
The village's church, dedicated to Saint-Martin, stands on the old milling "aires" at the top of the Castelleras hill.
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
This fountain at the foot of the slope is probably the oldest built in the village.
Oraison
Oraison
It is located at the ruins of the La Baume countryside, after bridge 14 over the EDF canal.
Manosque
Manosque
This square was created in 2014 in front of the remains of the Observantin Convent (St. Francis of the Strict Observance), built in the late 14th and ...
Oraison
The obelisk fountain is located at the start of rue Elie Louis Julien, formerly known as Grande Rue.
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
This is the only existing wash-house in the village.
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
Completely restored in 1995, Le Castellet church is dedicated to Saint Peter. The bell tower on the side of the choir dates from the 19th century.
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 ...
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 is Entrevennes' only drinking fountain.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
La Fontaine is at the end of the street.
Oraison
Oraison
Nestled between the mountains of Lure and the Plateau de Valensole, this dynamic commune boasts a rich architectural, cultural and gastronomic ...
Oraison
Oraison
Oraison is one of the only towns in France to have all its downtown streets named after people who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Quinson
Made of bronze and stone, this monumental fountain with tiered basins was built in 1877. It marks the entrance to the historic village.