Réserve naturelle géologique du Luberon, National nature reserve in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
The Luberon Geological Nature Reserve extends across 28 distinct sites covering 400 hectares within the departments of Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
The French government established this protected geological area on September 16, 1987, to safeguard important fossil deposits from the Cenozoic era.
Scientists and researchers regularly conduct excavation projects and geological studies in collaboration with universities to document paleontological findings from the region.
The reserve management provides educational programs for school groups and visitors, offering guided tours to discover fossil sites and geological formations.
The limestone surfaces within the reserve contain preserved footprints of ancient rhinoceros, hyenas, and birds from the Oligocene period.
Location: Aubenas-les-Alpes
Location: Bonnieux
Location: Cabrières-d'Aigues
Location: Caseneuve
Location: Céreste-en-Luberon
Location: Cheval-Blanc
Location: Cucuron
Location: Montfuron
Location: Montjustin
Location: Murs
Location: Oppedette
Location: Reillanne
Location: Revest-des-Brousses
Location: Saignon
Location: Saint-Maime
Location: Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
Location: Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Location: Vachères
Location: Viens
Location: Villeneuve
Inception: September 16, 1987
Part of: Luberon Regional Nature Park
GPS coordinates: 43.83750,5.59167
Latest update: August 20, 2025 16:55
This selection presents French mining museums and former mines. The locations display industrial facilities, tools and documents from coal and iron ore extraction. The museums document miners' daily work and the technical development of mining from the 19th century to the present.
Colorado of Rustrel
11.4 km
Sénanque Abbey
34 km
Château de Lacoste
25.7 km
Ocres de Roussillon
24.6 km
Luberon Regional Nature Park
16.2 km
Pont Julien
23.1 km
Haute-Provence Observatory
14.3 km
Apt Cathedral
16.2 km
Mourre Nègre
10.3 km
Château de Sauvan
16.4 km
Musée didactique de Gordes
32.5 km
Regalon gorge
35.7 km
Abbey of Valsaintes
13.4 km
Mines de Bruoux
21.2 km
Prieuré de Carluc
4.3 km
Abbaye de Saint-Hilaire
27.7 km
Maison « Le Paraïs »
16 km
Château de Murs
30.8 km
Forêt des cèdres du Luberon
26 km
Fort de Buoux
17.2 km
Jardins de Salagon
17.3 km
Tour du Mont d'Or
16.3 km
Prieuré Notre-Dame de Salagon
17.3 km
Marché d'Apt
16.4 km
Église Saint-Sauveur de Manosque
15.4 km
Pont sur la Laye
16.8 km
Château de Buoux
17.7 km
Notre-Dame-d'Alydon
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