Hilltop villages
In the 11th and 12th centuries, medieval fortifications were established on these summits, mostly modest, but sufficient to see and be seen. For a long time historians attributed these hilltop villages to the necessity of defending themselves against the Saracens.
In fact it was the local lords who sought to assemble the rural population in these hilltop villages in order to more efficiently tax them and establish a number of monopolies (mills, ovens, etc.). Houses were built in the shadow of the ramparts and remained there until the 19th century when houses were built lower down the slope. Only a century or so later and the hilltop villages are experiencing a rebirth!
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![Cobonne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/1a96450ed519a60a03e4484f6e1428b1-8647200-236x236.jpg)
Cobonne
Cobonne![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/df1c217ec79f0091e9a298b34e15d06b-936717-236x236.jpg)
Village de Venterol
Venterol![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/59ecb488d75114db6e44155f52431e63-11027982-236x236.jpg)
Discovery tour of Suze la Rousse
Suze-la-Rousse![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/e7b117c5126c2fa9526672d1dd0c88a9-5027561-236x236.jpg)
Sauzet
Sauzet![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/c4f9e4b90313d74fa8e2b679d2230971-35324-236x236.jpg)
Bourdeaux
Bourdeaux![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/9d4e95b245a23c9738c7d8a6fa4c4465-7842408-236x236.jpg)
Village de Montaulieu
Montaulieu![Grignan et ses lavandes - Village de Grignan](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/b5767e9b8e4dc803ecfbb268d1ca84e7-7577250-236x236.jpg)
Grignan
Grignan![Montclar sur Gervanne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/71c6ac94c1f2b6a26d477d271a841769-8647235-236x236.jpg)
Montclar-sur-Gervanne
Montclar-sur-Gervanne![Beaufort sur Gervanne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/4f43087b9ce5aff5cb937123739446bb-5317973-236x236.jpg)
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne![Chabrillan](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/e5795302905a469a6f7d6b5beb934f65-11302890-236x236.jpg)
Chabrillan
Chabrillan![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/54e2c354d902f6cefc67e7577f1e7df5-14794772-236x236.jpg)
Aurel
Aurel![Poët laval village dieulefit tourisme](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/7ec3090956c6d4ed7acd15745dc1b422-8473009-236x236.jpg)
Le Poët-Laval
Le Poët-Laval![La Tour de Chamaret](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/df8130d2c2463e0e345ca7e3a19fa6e5-7576301-236x236.jpg)
Chamaret
Chamaret![Lavandes - Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/89c5ea0ab26b0192ac6339b0b4aee06e-7576319-236x236.jpg)
Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan
Chantemerle-lès-Grignan![Puy Saint Martin](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/06a2d25a1fe0a2417cf9c6caf953899c-8647240-236x236.jpg)
Puy-Saint-Martin
Puy-Saint-Martin![Beffroi](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/ba67879c7914f8ad0b73c90541b8a5ec-1850901-236x236.jpg)
Châteauneuf-de-Mazenc
La Bégude-de-Mazenc![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/logo-drome-2023-236x236.png)
Pommerol
Pommerol![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/b7cabca63a6371d4c1f4c9d9ed4d06b6-931798-236x236.jpg)
Village de Condorcet
Condorcet![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/31e5df9b0f4677fa0434843adac1bff5-508167-236x236.jpg)
Sainte-Jalle
Sainte-Jalle![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/8022209781809b5fef24582ab3c36a2f-5025113-236x236.jpg)
Roynac
Roynac![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/0ad1cb99144072563e5932d130fb4f90-936366-236x236.jpg)
Village d'Aubres
Aubres![Grâne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/7895ac81dbc07a33a8d60abe0a168c38-5356339-236x236.jpg)
Grâne
Grane![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/ea45e0db209115f832c45766a47de51e-4893303-236x236.jpg)
Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze
Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/31aa01161105880ee38181af1ee5a21f-5011959-236x236.jpg)
Allan
Allan![Gigors et Lozeron](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/8ec8ad4bf8ba76b9ec57b5fced40aa26-5351863-236x236.jpg)
Gigors-et-Lozeron
Gigors-et-Lozeron![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/d18d61e24e599d64a117f89fc06ed02c-931409-236x236.jpg)
village SAHUNE
Sahune![Chapelle Saint Marcel](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/164d1329e3529a5ac808db454f3665e5-5575315-236x236.jpg)
Soyans
Soyans![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/9abf224c01b7b9e20cc02aa2b88e0401-4606386-236x236.jpg)
Reilhanette
Reilhanette![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/050f27b92a63672ef9f75a30c598d025-24156-236x236.jpg)
Crest
Crest![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/4079b9dc28f208151d453f16a05a2472-14266181-236x236.jpg)
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/3ab287fbfaaab1aac13499f8c9453b89-5027893-236x236.jpg)
Savasse
Savasse![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/3660a98393ed7e092d3f7704e617219a-931967-236x236.jpg)
Village de Chaudebonne
Chaudebonne![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/d6104f676779c560f76ba651e8500ca0-4851616-236x236.jpg)
Le Poët-en-Percip
Le Poët-en-Percip![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/308cdb3aaea1cb855921803da2e2bc7e-5422551-236x236.jpg)
Mirabel-et-Blacons
Mirabel-et-Blacons![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/5b5f54067d913cb932024bf0c02e9005-5027774-236x236.jpg)
Marsanne
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