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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![Saoû](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/16628eb117c442bb1cfda95668a405d5-10724615-236x236.jpg)
Saoû
Saoû![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/a3bd26435c0a495947310b46e3a28f8d-5356333-236x236.jpg)
Rimon-et-Savel
Rimon-et-Savel![Vue générale - Village de Roussas](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/c819209b044614f0e055f48f964619da-7580292-236x236.jpg)
Roussas
Roussas![Village de Pont de Barret](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/c41057f4de8ff23cabf23aaeac05feca-1850672-236x236.jpg)
Pont-de-Barret
Pont-de-Barret![Beaufort sur Gervanne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/4f43087b9ce5aff5cb937123739446bb-5317973-236x236.jpg)
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
Beaufort-sur-Gervanne![Montoison](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/be2d0749629f6fd21c7d92b45fa4f17b-5573563-236x236.jpg)
Montoison
Montoison![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/external/31e5df9b0f4677fa0434843adac1bff5-508167-236x236.jpg)
Sainte-Jalle
Sainte-Jalle![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/e7b117c5126c2fa9526672d1dd0c88a9-5027561-236x236.jpg)
Sauzet
Sauzet![Suze](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/d207afe115ff6976cf775eea698b8a5a-9374674-236x236.jpg)
Suze
Suze![Gigors et Lozeron](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/8ec8ad4bf8ba76b9ec57b5fced40aa26-5351863-236x236.jpg)
Gigors-et-Lozeron
Gigors-et-Lozeron![Fabrique de Poterie de Cliousclat](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/5f51b3e03ca5f2a2a960737f3038aacc-5339101-236x236.jpg)
Cliousclat
Cliousclat![Eurre](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/0725d803a940fafcafbb40c1499db9c5-11302941-236x236.jpg)
Eurre
Eurre![](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/2022/12/logo-drome-2023-236x236.png)
Pommerol
Pommerol![Autichamp](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/be112b27593d272348fd4c928db8221f-9374669-236x236.jpg)
Autichamp
Autichamp![Vue générale - Rousset Les Vignes](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/044fb938dc216d22fe1f572b7b0b4b02-7580311-236x236.jpg)
Rousset-les-Vignes
Rousset-les-Vignes![La Roche sur Grâne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/efb85a1fc298808fdbfb74539fa25ba6-9374702-236x236.jpg)
La Roche-sur-Grâne
La Roche-sur-Grane![Ancienne église](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/a5305279cf48e29916bd747bc5c566c0-5541605-236x236.jpg)
Livron
Livron-sur-Drôme![Montclar sur Gervanne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/71c6ac94c1f2b6a26d477d271a841769-8647235-236x236.jpg)
Montclar-sur-Gervanne
Montclar-sur-Gervanne![Village La Garde-Adhémar](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/55efc72968c57f185648aa11849c0d66-1757943-236x236.jpg)
La Garde-Adhémar
La Garde-Adhémar![Poët laval village dieulefit tourisme](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/7ec3090956c6d4ed7acd15745dc1b422-8473009-236x236.jpg)
Le Poët-Laval
Le Poët-Laval![Lavandes - Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/89c5ea0ab26b0192ac6339b0b4aee06e-7576319-236x236.jpg)
Chantemerle-Lès-Grignan
Chantemerle-lès-Grignan![Allex](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/8ce850eb77f50873b4f256995189c666-9374686-236x236.jpg)
Allex
Allex![Grignan et ses lavandes - Village de Grignan](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/b5767e9b8e4dc803ecfbb268d1ca84e7-7577250-236x236.jpg)
Grignan
Grignan![La Tour de Chamaret](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/df8130d2c2463e0e345ca7e3a19fa6e5-7576301-236x236.jpg)
Chamaret
Chamaret![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/38cfff5d1c23dc9c2753ca018bbf21cd-5422571-236x236.jpg)
Vercheny-le-Haut
Vercheny![Cobonne](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/1a96450ed519a60a03e4484f6e1428b1-8647200-236x236.jpg)
Cobonne
Cobonne![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/fbd1f0c3dda3bd2e26f4dcf2e067ab68-6121458-236x236.jpg)
Espenel
Espenel![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/31aa01161105880ee38181af1ee5a21f-5011959-236x236.jpg)
Allan
Allan![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/9cf939dd71d43d607a5742082ac7c3a6-5014344-236x236.jpg)
La Bâtie-Rolland
La Bâtie-Rolland![Vaunaveys la Rochette](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/8bb04ef0964b6c40923c377020b16846-9374661-236x236.jpg)
Vaunaveys-la-Rochette
Vaunaveys-la-Rochette![](https://www.ladrometourisme.com/wp-content/uploads/external/b6ade6d040d66d07770c55753e8b3cbd-33245-236x236.jpg)
Piégros-la Clastre
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