Gordes, Medieval commune in Vaucluse, France.
The stone buildings of Gordes rise in tiers on a hill at 111 meters elevation, forming a distinctive silhouette against the Luberon Valley.
The village endured significant damage during World War II when German forces retaliated against local resistance activities on August 21, 1944.
The Benedictine monks established Saint-Chaffret Abbey in the 8th century, introducing religious practices and architectural elements that influenced local development.
The weekly market in Gordes presents local merchants selling regional products, while stone construction regulations maintain the architectural consistency.
The Village des Bories preserves ancient dry stone huts that showcase traditional building techniques without mortar or supporting frameworks.
Location: Vaucluse
Location: arrondissement of Apt
Elevation above the sea: 299 m
Shares border with: Le Beaucet, Beaumettes, Cabrières-d'Avignon, Goult, Joucas, Ménerbes, Murs, Oppède, Roussillon, Saint-Pantaléon, Saumane-de-Vaucluse, Venasque
Address: 84220 Gordes, France 84220 Gordes
Phone: +33490720208
Email: secretariat@gordes-village.com
Website: http://gordes-village.com
GPS coordinates: 43.91111,5.20028
Latest update: May 31, 2025 15:42
French medieval locations feature architecture from the 11th to 15th centuries. Fortified walls, castles, churches and stone-paved streets define the historical urban structure. Residents maintain traditional crafts, regional cuisine and local customs. Many of these UNESCO heritage sites document important periods of French history.
In France, each region hides villages that seem out of time. These places are made of stone, wood, and light, where history is written on facades and in paved streets. Some are nestled in valleys, others cling to cliffs or overlook vineyards. There are old houses, squares lined with arcades, castles, Romanesque churches, and sometimes a river winding between gardens. These villages have retained the charm of their era, the slow pace of residents, and the sound of wind in shutters. From Breton granite to Alsatian half-timbered houses, from southern golden limestone to Alpine shingle roofs, each tells a way of life, a color, an accent. They form the deep face of the country, one that is only visible when taking the time to stop.
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.
Fontaine de Vaucluse
5.5 km
Sénanque Abbey
2.2 km
Mur de la peste
5.2 km
Musée didactique de Gordes
22 m
Lavender Museum
6.3 km
Château de Murs
5.7 km
Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
5.8 km
Église de Saint-Pantaléon
3.4 km
Caves du Palais Saint Firmin
46 m
Dolmen de l'Ubac
6.6 km
Château de Cabrières-d'Avignon
4.7 km
Moulin de Jérusalem
6.2 km
Église Saint-Sébastien de Goult
6.2 km
Église Saint-Loup de Murs
5.7 km
Eglise Saint-Firmin
76 m
Abbatiale de l'abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque
2.2 km
Église de Joucas
4.4 km
Église de l'Annonciation de Beaumettes
5.8 km
Église Saint-François-d'Assise des Imberts
3.8 km
Notre-Dame de Lumières
6.3 km
Église Saint-Vincent de Cabrières-d'Avignon
4.6 km
Chapelle des pénitents blancs de Gordes
76 m
Musée du Verre et du Vitrail
3.4 km
Commanderie de Joucas
4.5 km
Musée du moulin des bouillons
3.3 km
Hôtel Saint-Firmin
61 m
Maison Lhote
61 m
Chapelle Notre Dame du Salut
5.1 kmReviews
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