Bonnieux
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Apt | |
| Canton | Apt | |
| Community association | Pays d'Apt-Luberon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 49 ′ N , 5 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 153-715 m | |
| surface | 51.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,315 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84480 | |
| INSEE code | 84020 | |
 Bonnieux, view from the air |
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Bonnieux is a french commune with 1,315 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . The municipality covers an area of 51.12 km² and the mean height is 425 meters above sea level.
geography
Bonnieux is about 50 kilometers as the crow flies southeast of Avignon and about 70 kilometers north of Marseille on the northern slope of the Luberon on a steep mountain cone. The city of Apt is 10 kilometers to the northeast. The municipality is part of the Luberon Regional Nature Park .
Attractions
The place has a historical cityscape with two churches from the 12th and 19th centuries and remains of the city fortifications from the 13th century. In the middle of the village there is a church that combines both Romanesque and Gothic styles . Houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries stand in the picturesque narrow streets. The Musee de la Boulangerie provides information about bread and baking traditions. From the vantage point at the church (vielle Eglise) above the old town, the view extends to Mont Ventoux . A special feature is one of the six "La Louve" gardens without flowers created by the world-famous landscape designer Nicole de Vesian . The weekly market takes place on Friday morning.
Roofs of Bonnieux in the Luberon
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Personalities
- Ferdinand Terris (1824–1885), Bishop of Fréjus, born in Bonnieux.
Web links
- Erna Buffie: Garden of the She-Wolves. Documentation, Can, 2006, 30 min, engl.
- A living tapestry of textures, shapes, scents and stones. Aug 9, 2010 (With photos by Clive Nichols; Eng.)
- Page at the "Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France" (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Garten beau in Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin No. 19, p. 34ff, May 9, 2003
- ↑ La Louve , Judith Pillsbury's garden (Jardin Privé; laid out and sold by Nicole de Vésian (former Hermès stylist) with local and Provencal plants). The garden name is derived from the last she-wolf hunted in the south. In addition to many lavender bushes, there is a holm oak, ...
- ^ Régis Sauder : Garden dreams. The green of Provence. Episode 3. Documentation with various interviews, France, Germany, 2010, 44 min.
- ↑ Bonnieux