Lourmarin

Lourmarin is a commune located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (France).

The village is located at the exit of a valley bearing its name, the valley of Lourmarin, a passage between the small and large Luberon joining the village of Bonnieux 11 km to the north.

The village is a member of the association, The Most Beautiful Villages of France.

Tourism and main attractions

Religious heritage:

Sailor ex-voto from the Château de Lourmarin
Saint-Trophime-Saint-André Church
Saint-André Chapel, Benedictine Priory

Notre-Dame-de-la-Meirette Chapel
Protestant temple of Lourmarin
Protestant funerary monument (twin funerary slabs)

Civil heritage:

Correa Castle
Château de Lourmarin, whose construction in the Middle Ages by the Agoult-Montmaur family, was completed by a wing Renaissance. It currently serves as an artistic residence
Fortified castle, Belfry
Town fortification

Bailiff’s House
Maison la Taurine
Girard Hotel
Hotel de la Croix de Malte
Hotel in the Clos district
Shell bridge over the Aigue-Brun.

Environmental heritage:

The Plantade meadow, an open natural space between the north of the village and the Lourmarin castle, was the subject of a classification order in 1942, with a plan to protect its 4.8 ha.