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Hilltop villages

In the 11th and 12th centuries, medieval fortifications were established on these summits, mostly modest, but sufficient to see and be seen. For a long time historians attributed these hilltop villages to the necessity of defending themselves against the Saracens.
In fact it was the local lords who sought to assemble the rural population in these hilltop villages in order to more efficiently tax them and establish a number of monopolies (mills, ovens, etc.). Houses were built in the shadow of the ramparts and remained there until the 19th century when houses were built lower down the slope. Only a century or so later and the hilltop villages are experiencing a rebirth!

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Poët laval village dieulefit tourisme
Historic site and monument

Le Poët-Laval

Le Poët-Laval
Historic site and monument

Bourdeaux

Bourdeaux
Historic site and monument

Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois

Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois
Puy Saint Martin
Historic site and monument

Puy-Saint-Martin

Puy-Saint-Martin
Historic site and monument

Puygiron

Puygiron
Gigors et Lozeron
Historic site and monument

Gigors-et-Lozeron

Gigors-et-Lozeron
Historic site and monument

Espenel

Espenel
Grignan et ses lavandes - Village de Grignan
Historic site and monument

Grignan

Grignan
Historic site and monument

Marsanne

Marsanne
Historic site and monument

Rimon-et-Savel

Rimon-et-Savel
Historic site and monument

Mirabel-et-Blacons

Mirabel-et-Blacons
Historic site and monument

village SAHUNE

Sahune
Le Poet Célard
Historic site and monument

Le Poët-Célard

Le Poët-Célard
Lavandes - Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan
Historic site and monument

Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan

Chantemerle-lès-Grignan
La Roche sur Grâne
Historic site and monument

La Roche-sur-Grâne

La Roche-sur-Grane
Historic site and monument

Le Poët-Sigillat

Le Poët-Sigillat
Historic site and monument

Allan

Allan
Historic site and monument

Vercheny-le-Haut

Vercheny
Historic site and monument

Crest

Crest
Vaunaveys la Rochette
Historic site and monument

Vaunaveys-la-Rochette

Vaunaveys-la-Rochette
Historic site and monument

Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze

Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze
Historic site and monument

Pommerol

Pommerol
Fabrique de Poterie de Cliousclat
Historic site and monument

Cliousclat

Cliousclat
Vue générale - Rousset Les Vignes
Historic site and monument

Rousset-les-Vignes

Rousset-les-Vignes
Historic site and monument

Saint-Benoît-en-Diois

Saint-Benoit-en-Diois
Historic site and monument

Village d'Aubres

Aubres
Chabrillan
Historic site and monument

Chabrillan

Chabrillan
Saoû
Historic site and monument

Saoû

Saou
Beaufort sur Gervanne
Historic site and monument

Beaufort-sur-Gervanne

Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Suze
Historic site and monument

Suze

Suze
Vue générale - Village de Roussas
Historic site and monument

Roussas

Roussas
Historic site and monument

La Baume de Transit

La Baume-de-Transit
Historic site and monument

Village de Montaulieu

Montaulieu
Historic site and monument

Montbrun-les-Bains

Montbrun-les-Bains
Montoison
Historic site and monument

Montoison

Montoison
Allex
Historic site and monument

Allex

Allex

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