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Villeneuve
Villeneuve
Perched high above the olive groves of the Durance River, this village offers superb views of the Alps and the Plateau de Valensole. Its heritage is ...
Oraison
Oraison
The Saint Sauveur oratory is located on the roadside opposite the Giai Miniet stadium.
Quinson
Made of bronze and stone, this monumental fountain with tiered basins was built in 1877. It marks the entrance to the historic village.
Oraison
A niche is a reinforcement made in the thickness of a wall to hold a statue, and only appeared around the 15th century. In Roman times, they were used...
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 ...
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
The Place Ronde fountain was commissioned in 1885. It features four lion heads.
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
Situated at an altitude of 349 m, in the Durance valley opposite Oraison, the Lauzon river flows through this commune, which lies at the crossroads of...
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
The adjoining fountain, covered washhouse and reservoir were built in 1894.
Manosque
Manosque
The present chapel dates back to 1637, when it was dedicated to Saint-Pancrace, who became Manosque's new patron saint.
The chapel is only visible ...
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. ...
Manosque
Manosque
Once stood the Convent des Bernardines, founded in the 17th century and home to young girls from good families.
What remained of the complex was ...
Manosque
Manosque
The Hôtel de Pochet, a former mansion in the Renaissance style known as "à la génoise", was acquired by the commune in 1770.
Brunet
Brunet
Situated on the left bank of the Asse river, at an altitude of 425 m, this perched village is built on the northern slope of the Valensole plateau. ...
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
The chapel is located in the hamlet of Les Ajoncs in Entrevennes.
Oraison
Oraison
Notre Dame du Thor church was certainly built before 1662 and restored at various times.
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
It lies at an altitude of 550 meters.
Manosque
Manosque
A plaque indicates that the writer Jean Giono was born in this house in March 1895. He lived all his childhood and youth in the house in front of ...
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
Unlike the others, it is made of concrete rather than stone.
Quinson
Listed as a historic monument and located in the heart of the Provencal garrigue, the cave is a 1h15-minute walk from the Musée de préhistoire des ...
Manosque
Manosque
This passageway provided a sheltered route from Place du Contrôle to Rue Grande.
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
Water has always been a problem in Provence.
Oraison
Oraison
Château d'Oraison was certainly built after the medieval period.