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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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Mirmande
Historic site and monument

Mirmande

Mirmande
Vue générale - Montségur sur Lauzon
Historic site and monument

Montségur-sur-Lauzon

Montségur-sur-Lauzon
Montoison
Historic site and monument

Montoison

Montoison
Historic site and monument

La Rochette-du-Buis

La Rochette-du-Buis
Ancienne église
Historic site and monument

Livron

Livron-sur-Drôme
Historic site and monument

Mollans-sur-Ouvèze

Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
Historic site and monument

Pommerol

Pommerol
Vaunaveys la Rochette
Historic site and monument

Vaunaveys-la-Rochette

Vaunaveys-la-Rochette
Saoû
Historic site and monument

Saoû

Saou
Vue générale - Village de Roussas
Historic site and monument

Roussas

Roussas
Village La Garde-Adhémar
Historic site and monument

La Garde-Adhémar

La Garde-Adhémar
Historic site and monument

Village de Condorcet

Condorcet
Vignes - Valaurie
Historic site and monument

Valaurie

Valaurie
Montclar sur Gervanne
Historic site and monument

Montclar-sur-Gervanne

Montclar-sur-Gervanne
Chabrillan
Historic site and monument

Chabrillan

Chabrillan
Historic site and monument

Barret-de-Lioure

Barret-de-Lioure
Historic site and monument

Espenel

Espenel
Historic site and monument

Sauzet

Sauzet
Village de Pont de Barret
Historic site and monument

Pont-de-Barret

Pont-de-Barret
Beaufort sur Gervanne
Historic site and monument

Beaufort-sur-Gervanne

Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Historic site and monument

Marsanne

Marsanne
Historic site and monument

village SAHUNE

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

Grignan

Grignan
Fabrique de Poterie de Cliousclat
Historic site and monument

Cliousclat

Cliousclat
Historic site and monument

Allan

Allan
Historic site and monument

Montbrun-les-Bains

Montbrun-les-Bains
Historic site and monument

Sainte-Jalle

Sainte-Jalle
Lavandes - Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan
Historic site and monument

Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan

Chantemerle-lès-Grignan
Historic site and monument

Village d'Aubres

Aubres
Historic site and monument

Crest

Crest
Historic site and monument

Village de Venterol

Venterol
Vue générale - Rousset Les Vignes
Historic site and monument

Rousset-les-Vignes

Rousset-les-Vignes
Le Poet Célard
Historic site and monument

Le Poët-Célard

Le Poët-Célard
Historic site and monument

Vercheny-le-Haut

Vercheny
Grâne
Historic site and monument

Grâne

Grane
Allex
Historic site and monument

Allex

Allex

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