Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, French commune in Vaucluse, France
The Fontaine-de-Vaucluse spring generates 630 million cubic meters of water annually, making it the largest spring in France and fifth largest worldwide.
The area shows evidence of human settlements from the Neolithic period and served as an important trade route for Phoenicians and Romans.
The 14th-century residence of poet Petrarch has been transformed into a museum, connecting the village to medieval literary heritage.
The commune provides access to multiple museums, including the Vallis Clausa Museum, Museum of the Resistance, and Santon Museum.
In 1946, explorer Jacques Cousteau experienced a near-fatal incident while investigating the spring's depths due to an air compressor failure.
Location: Vaucluse
Location: arrondissement of Avignon
Elevation above the sea: 292 m
Shares border with: Lagnes, Saumane-de-Vaucluse
Phone: +33490203179
Email: mairie@fontainedevaucluse.fr
Website: https://fontainedevaucluse.fr
GPS coordinates: 43.92222,5.12694
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:16
Fontaine de Vaucluse
693 m
Sénanque Abbey
4.9 km
Mur de la peste
3.2 km
Musée didactique de Gordes
6 km
Château de Saumane-de-Vaucluse
2.5 km
Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
260 m
Pont-aqueduc de Galas
1.4 km
Caves du Palais Saint Firmin
6 km
Château de Cabrières-d'Avignon
3.7 km
Le Partage des Eaux
4.4 km
Musée Pétrarque
113 m
Golf de Saumane
2.4 km
Nestor le Castor
1 km
Église de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
81 m
Église Saint-Trophime de Saumane-de-Vaucluse
2.2 km
Église de Lagnes
3.4 km
Ancienne chapelle des Pénitents de Lagnes
3.4 km
Fontaine du Dieu Guérisseur de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
14 m
Eglise Saint-Firmin
6 km
Abbatiale de l'abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque
4.9 km
Église Saint-Vincent de Cabrières-d'Avignon
3.9 km
Écomusée des Santons
47 m
Chapelle des pénitents blancs de Gordes
5.9 km
Saint Gens
4.9 km
Église Saint-François-d'Assise des Imberts
5.1 km
Château de Lagnes
3.3 km
Musée du Monde Souterrain de Norbert Casteret
153 m
La fontaine de la Place Genty Pantaly
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