Saignon, Medieval village in Vaucluse, France
The village stands at 450 meters elevation on a promontory near Apt, with a 30-meter-high rock formation defining its landscape.
Three medieval castles were constructed on the rock of Saignon during the Middle Ages, serving as defensive structures for the town of Apt.
The Romanesque church of Notre Dame contains a Holy Cross reliquary and served as a pilgrimage stop between Rome and Santiago de Compostela.
The village administration provides SMS alerts to residents and maintains a media library with books and resources for public use.
Local agricultural production includes truffles, lavender honey, and goat cheese, contributing to the regional gastronomy of Provence.
Location: Vaucluse
Location: arrondissement of Apt
Elevation above the sea: 434 m
Shares border with: Apt, Auribeau, Buoux, Caseneuve, Castellet-en-Luberon, Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, Sivergues
Phone: +33490741630
Email: mairie@saignon.fr
Website: http://saignon.fr
GPS coordinates: 43.86333,5.42806
Latest update: May 24, 2025 04:18
The Cours Mirabeau and Renaissance fountains define Aix-en-Provence's center. Notable structures include Saint-Sauveur Cathedral and Hôtel de Caumont. The landscape features Montagne Sainte-Victoire and Valensole lavender fields. The old town contains narrow streets, mansions, and markets. Museums display art from classical to modern periods, including works by Cézanne and Vasarely.
Between gentle mountains and stone villages, Luberon encompasses everything that Provence has to offer in its brightest form. Its roads wind through lavender fields, ochre cliffs, and blonde bastides clinging to hills. Here, each village tells a story from a different time, each alleyway preserves the shadow of a medieval past, and each landscape appears painted by hand. In Gordes or Roussillon, the houses play with the light; in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, the Sorgue springs from an emerald-green abyss; and in the valleys, abbeys and castles watch over the plains.
Luberon Regional Nature Park
2.8 km
Apt Cathedral
2.9 km
Marché d'Apt
3.1 km
Veil of St. Anne
2.9 km
Abbaye Saint-Eusèbe de Saignon
889 m
Cinémovida Apt
2.9 km
Musée de l'Aventure Industrielle
2.8 km
Ancien couvent des Carmes d'Apt
2.8 km
Sous-préfécture d'Apt
3 km
Hôtel d'Albetas
3 km
Porte de Saignon
2.6 km
Chapelle Saint-Michel d'Apt
3.3 km
Chapelle Sainte-Catherine d'Apt
2.8 km
Remparts d'Apt
2.8 km
Building of the Savings Bank of Apt
3 km
Chapelle des Récollets d'Apt
2.8 km
Notre-Dame de Pitié de Saignon
104 m
Apt Town Hall
3 km
Église Notre-Dame-des-Aumades de Caseneuve
4.1 km
Musée d'Apt
2.8 km
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Auribeau
3.9 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde
2.8 km
Fontaine, place du Septier
3 km
Tour de l'Horloge
2.8 km
Fontaine, place de la Bouquerie
3.1 km
Fontaine, place Saint-Pierre
2.7 km
Fontaine de l'Éléphant
2.7 km
Fontaine Passerelle de la Liberté à Apt
2.9 kmReviews
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