Les Baux-de-Provence
Atop a rocky spur in the Alpilles mountains of southern France, Les Baux-de-Provence is a tiny medieval village built around a ruined castle overlooking the plains. The Provençal word bauç, meaning rocky spur, gave the village its name — and in 1821, when geologist Pierre Berthier first identified aluminium ore here, the village lent that name to bauxite. A member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, the village draws well over a million visitors a year despite having only a handful of permanent residents, with cafés and restaurants concentrated in the upper village and wine country spreading across the surrounding Alpilles.
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- Population264
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
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Les Baux-de-Provence: quick answers
Where is Les Baux-de-Provence?
Les Baux-de-Provence is in Bouches-du-Rhône, France, about 15 km9.4 miles in a straight line from Arles.
How do you get to Les Baux-de-Provence?
The nearest airport is Avignon (AVN), about 45 min away by road. The nearest train station is Tarascon, about 28 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Les Baux-de-Provence?
The warmest month is July, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 6°C44°F. The wettest month is November, with about 93 mm3.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Les Baux-de-Provence?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 16 restaurants, 2 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Les Baux-de-Provence?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Remoulins, Sommières and Beaucaire. Les Baux-de-Provence is listed among the day trips from Marseille.