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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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Espenel

Espenel
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Vercheny-le-Haut

Vercheny
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Saint-Benoît-en-Diois

Saint-Benoit-en-Diois
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Rimon-et-Savel

Rimon-et-Savel
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Aurel

Aurel
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Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois

Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois
Montclar sur Gervanne
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Montclar-sur-Gervanne

Montclar-sur-Gervanne
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Piégros-la Clastre

Piégros-la-Clastre
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Mirabel-et-Blacons

Mirabel-et-Blacons
Beaufort sur Gervanne
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Beaufort-sur-Gervanne

Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Suze
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Suze

Suze
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Bourdeaux

Bourdeaux
Le Poet Célard
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Le Poët-Célard

Le Poët-Célard
Saoû
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Saoû

Saoû
Cobonne
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Cobonne

Cobonne
Gigors et Lozeron
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Gigors-et-Lozeron

Gigors-et-Lozeron
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Crest

Crest
Chapelle Saint Marcel
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Soyans

Soyans
Vaunaveys la Rochette
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Vaunaveys-la-Rochette

Vaunaveys-la-Rochette
Village de Pont de Barret
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Pont-de-Barret

Pont-de-Barret
Eurre
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Eurre

Eurre
Autichamp
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Autichamp

Autichamp
Puy Saint Martin
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Puy-Saint-Martin

Puy-Saint-Martin
La Roche sur Grâne
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La Roche-sur-Grâne

La Roche-sur-Grane
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Village de Chaudebonne

Chaudebonne
Chabrillan
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Chabrillan

Chabrillan
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Roynac

Roynac
Poët laval village dieulefit tourisme
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Le Poët-Laval

Le Poët-Laval
Grâne
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Grâne

Grane
Montoison
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Montoison

Montoison
Allex
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Allex

Allex
Beffroi
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Châteauneuf-de-Mazenc

La Bégude-de-Mazenc
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Marsanne

Marsanne

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