Le Castellet

Le Castellet is a commune located in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (France). Its inhabitants are the Castellans and Castellanes.

The village is a member of the association – The most beautiful villages of France.

It is situated north-west of Toulon, next to La Cadière-d’Azur and Le Beausset. Surrounded by vineyards, it is part of the Côtes de Provence Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) of Bandol. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.

Tourism and main attractions

Ramparts. With their two gates , they are the remains of the fortified enclosure; namely, the enclosure and a gate. Both are protected and registered M.H. by decree of July 6, 1939.

The medieval castle in Castellet village dates from the 12th century – 18th century and is the property of the commune. It now houses the town hall. It is protected and listed as a Historic Monument by decree of July 6, 1939.

Castle town. Located at Château Vieux, on a flattened peak at an altitude of 152 m, Le Bourg Castral covers an area of 1,000 m2. It is dated with certainty to the middle of the 12th century (1151, delimitation of the territory of Beausset). It has been included in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage since the 2002 survey.

Parish Church of the Transfiguration. This building dates from the end of the 11th – beginning of the 12th century. Under the original name of Saint-Sauveur, the church is the best-preserved element of the castrum. Mentioned for the first time in 1153 (confirmation by the bishopric of Marseille on which it depended until the Revolution), it was remodeled in 1754, and a new nave was added to the Romanesque nave. Its last restoration dates from 1990. It is listed on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments by decree of July 6, 1939.

The oil mill, then agricultural cooperative (olive cooperative) La Castellane in the Cold Soup district. This building was designed in1920. Expansions and modernizations were carried out in 1991. Privately owned, the building is not protected, but is included in the 1989 general inventory.