Venasque
PROVENCE-ALPES-COTES d'AZUR
PROVENCE-ALPES-COTES d'AZUR
Vaucluse (department 84) Pop. 980 (with the deconincks 988!)
Avignon 35k, Carpentras 12k, Orange 35k, Paris 705k.
Recognitions or Labels:
*One of the 126 "Plus Beaux Village de France"
(Most Beautiful Villages in France)
*Ville Et Village Fleuris
*One of 149 Les Villes et Pays D'Art et D'Histoire
History
First record of Venasque :
4c.-Vindasca, 11c. Vennasca
Prehistoric:
There are neolithic vestiges at the grotte de Quisan south of village
Gallo-Roman:
Two oppidums are nearby, and a celtic road passed south of the ramparts.
Medieval:
The bishops of Carpentras established their diocese in Venasque from
580-982, following the barbarian invasions of Carpentras.
The church Notre Dame is 13c. and the adjacent Baptistry is most likely 6c. or
the Merovingian period, and is one of the oldest religious buildings in France.
Recognitions or Labels:
*One of the 126 "Plus Beaux Village de France"
(Most Beautiful Villages in France)
*Ville Et Village Fleuris
*One of 149 Les Villes et Pays D'Art et D'Histoire
History
First record of Venasque :
4c.-Vindasca, 11c. Vennasca
Prehistoric:
There are neolithic vestiges at the grotte de Quisan south of village
Gallo-Roman:
Two oppidums are nearby, and a celtic road passed south of the ramparts.
Medieval:
The bishops of Carpentras established their diocese in Venasque from
580-982, following the barbarian invasions of Carpentras.
The church Notre Dame is 13c. and the adjacent Baptistry is most likely 6c. or
the Merovingian period, and is one of the oldest religious buildings in France.
VOILA! Une petite histoire...
VIDEO:
Up the hill to Venasque with Louis...around the base of the cliffs, ruins of little homes built into the rock,
the church, fortification (ramparts) and Sarrazine towers
Come back and visit!
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