Perched on the Alpilles mountain range, this beautiful listed village of Les Baux-de-Provence is an essential place to visit. Dominated by the ruins of its citadel, the village possesses charming narrow paved streets lined with restored Renaissance houses. The Saint-Vincent square is the place where the White Penitents chapel and the Saint-Vincent church are, and offers a beautiful view of the area surrounding the village and more especially on the Fontaine valley.
The name bauxite (Aluminium ore) is derived from the village name when it was first discovered there by geologist Pierre Berthier in 1821.
Named after the province of Provence, it has been named one of the most beautiful villages in France and has over 1.5 million visitors per year although it has only 22 residents in the upper part of the commune and 436 for the whole commune. Inhabitants of the commune are known as Baussencs or Baussenques.
