Le Beaucet
Le Beaucet is a commune of 350 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Vaucluse and the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
The village with its narrow streets situated on steep, pierced by caves rocks. The center of Beaucet is reserved exclusively for pedestrians. Le Beaucet is a typical Provencal mountain village and was built mainly of dry masonry. Some of the built into the rock houses are of the house type ago troglodytes.
The community is mainly oriented north- south. The highest point is located in the south of the Monts de Vaucluse. Maximum depth is the level at Saint -Didier in the north.
Location
The community is located about four kilometers south of Saint -Didier. It fits in the western foothills of the Monts de Vaucluse and is located near La Roque- sur -Pernes, Pernes- les -Fontaines and Venasque. To the south lie the towns of Saumane -de- Vaucluse, Fontaine -de- Vaucluse, Gordes and the Luberon Valley.
Population Development
Attractions
In the resort:
- Castle ruins dating from the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
- Church of Saint- Étienne, partly restored from the twelfth century.
- Two old attachment goals ( fourteenth century) in the north and the south entrance of the village.
- Laundry and trompe l'oeil, place Castel Loup.
- Village walls and observation posts, porte North - Lou Barri.
- Statue of Saint gene.
In the area:
- Borien the hamlet of Barbarenque.
- Chapel in the southern district of Saint gene pilgrimage with relics of Saint gene.
- Holy Cross in the South.
Washhouse
Fountains and village gate
Field oratorio Saint gene
Personalities
- Saint gene ( † 1127 ), hermit saint of the Catholic Church.