Lavandes Angelvin, Lavender farm and tourist attraction in Valensole, France
Lavandes Angelvin is a lavender farm in Valensole, in the Haute-Provence region of France, where visitors can walk through long rows of flowering lavender and lavandin plants. The property also includes a distillery and a farm shop selling essential oils, soaps, and dried flowers.
The tradition of growing lavender on the Valensole plateau goes back to the early 20th century, when the plant became a key source of income for farmers in the area. The Angelvin family continued this tradition across several generations, keeping to craft methods rather than shifting to large-scale production.
The Angelvin name belongs to the family that has farmed this land across generations, passing down their methods from one harvest to the next. In the shop, visitors can smell, touch, and compare the finished products, which makes the difference between handcrafted and industrial production easy to feel.
The best time to visit is from late June to early July, when the flowers are at their fullest. The farm shop is open outside the blooming season too, but group tours require a reservation in advance.
If you visit outside the blooming season, the farm shows a short video that covers the full growing and distillation process, so the story of the place is not lost even when the fields are bare. The field still carries the scent of lavender after harvest, because the oil stays in the stems and in the soil.
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