Village des Bories
Village des Bories is an open-air museum of 20 or so dry stone huts located 1.5 km west of the Provençal village of Gordes, in the Vaucluse department of France.Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in France
- Also known as: “Village de Bories,Hameau de(s) Savournins,Les Cabanes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sénanque Abbey and Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Sénanque Abbey
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sénanque Abbey is a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France.
Fontaine de Vaucluse
Spring
Photo: Kremtak, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Fontaine de Vaucluse is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow and fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres of water. Fontaine de Vaucluse is situated 4 km west of Village des Bories.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabrières-d’Avignon and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Cabrières-d’Avignon
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabrières-d'Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Cabrières-d’Avignon is situated 3 km southwest of Village des Bories.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley". Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is situated 4½ km west of Village des Bories.
Lagnes
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagnes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Lagnes is situated 5 km west of Village des Bories.
Village des Bories
- Categories: village, archaeological site, museum, tourism, historic site, and locality
- Location: Gordes, Arrondissement of Apt, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.90749° or 43° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
5.18027° or 5° 10′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8FM7W54J+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 696988555OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3558989
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Village des Bories” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “poble de les bòries”
- Catalan: “Poble de les bòries”
- Czech: “Village des Bories”
- Dutch: “Village des Bories”
- French: “village des bories”
- French: “Village des bories”
- German: “Village des Bories”
- Italian: “Village des Bories”
- Italian: “Villaggio di Borie”
- Russian: “Деревня бори”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Boujolles and La Grande Côte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refuge de repli (sentier de mémoire du maquis de Gordes) and Bories.
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