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D943 | Lourmarin 05/07/2014 11h53
A brief photo stop in Lourmarin along the D943 on our way to Apt and further on to Manosque and Sisteron. Lovely village on the foothills of the Luberon.
Lourmarin
Lourmarin is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Lourmarinois. Arrondissement Apt and canton Cadenet. Intercommunality is Portes du Luberon.
Lourmarin is located in the French region of Provence, at the foot of the Luberon Massif where a southern pass debouches over the Luberon from Apt on the northern side of the Luberon. The pass divides the Grand Luberon from the Petit Luberon range, an area rich in Neolithic remains and noted for its dramatic massifs and rockscapes. The Aigues Brun brook comes out of the pass and runs just to the west of the village (Aigue is a Provençal word for "water", coming from Latin aqua).
Lourmarin has been settled for at least a thousand years, and was probably a Neolithic campsite before that.
A fortress was first built at the site in the 12th century, and was rebuilt by Foulques d'Agoult in the 15th century on the foundations of the earlier castle. It was restored in 1920.
Extremely picturesque, the village is a magnet for tourists. Prominent sites are the village itself, the pretty Renaissance castle, the Catholic and Protestant churches and the view from the village of the Proches Bastides, a large fortified farmhouse dating to the Middle Ages.
Population: 1,050
Elevation: 169–818 meters
Area Land: 20.18 km2
Coordinates: 43°46′11″N 5°21′47″E
[ Source & more Info: Wikipedia - Lourmarin ]
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Near from a lake in Manosque (France)