All year round, the Tourrettes Héritage association invites you to take a free guided tour of the village, along its cobbled streets and pretty squares, past rustic porches and old stones steeped in history and legend.
Free guided historical tour, open to all on request,
mornings and afternoons, all year round.
Discover the village's heritage.
History of the Villeneuve family:
The Villeneuve family originated in Catalonia, and descended from Raymond de Villeneuve, one of the principal gentlemen of the court of Alphonse I, Count of Provence, who came to Provence with the army of the Count of Toulouse around 1138 to defend the lord of Les Baux.
It is divided into three branches:
the branch of the barons of Les Arcs, created marquis of Trans in 1505 (France's first marquisate), then of Flayosc in 1678 ;
the Barons de Tourrettes branch, which gave rise to the Villeneuve-Bargemon and Villeneuve-Esclapon branches;
the barons, then marquises, of Vence.
Source: Wikipedia.
and famous men who lived in Tourrettes:
Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin:
Beyond his role in deciphering the pictographic scripts of ancient Mexico and in Americanist studies, Joseph-Marius Alexis Aubin (1802-1891) is an important figure for the Bibliothèque nationale de France, since the Lorenzo Boturini collection he tried to reconstitute in Mexico in the 1830s-1840s was donated to the library by Eugène Goupil, who bought it from Aubin. It thus constitutes one of the world's most important collections of Mexican manuscripts outside Mexico. Source:Hypothesis.
Jacques Alexandre Fabre (1782-1844) Polytechnic engineer sent in 1810 by Napoleon to the Tsar of Russia, along with Bazaine (X1803), Destrem (X1804) and Potier (X1805), following the Tilsit peace agreement between the two powers.
Discover the church of St. André and its paintings.
Built in the 11th century (1010), it was renovated in 1504.
It is dedicated to Saint André and Saint Martial.
Stroll around the open-air museum: paintings, mosaics and sculptures.
mornings and afternoons, all year round.
Discover the village's heritage.
History of the Villeneuve family:
The Villeneuve family originated in Catalonia, and descended from Raymond de Villeneuve, one of the principal gentlemen of the court of Alphonse I, Count of Provence, who came to Provence with the army of the Count of Toulouse around 1138 to defend the lord of Les Baux.
It is divided into three branches:
the branch of the barons of Les Arcs, created marquis of Trans in 1505 (France's first marquisate), then of Flayosc in 1678 ;
the Barons de Tourrettes branch, which gave rise to the Villeneuve-Bargemon and Villeneuve-Esclapon branches;
the barons, then marquises, of Vence.
Source: Wikipedia.
and famous men who lived in Tourrettes:
Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin:
Beyond his role in deciphering the pictographic scripts of ancient Mexico and in Americanist studies, Joseph-Marius Alexis Aubin (1802-1891) is an important figure for the Bibliothèque nationale de France, since the Lorenzo Boturini collection he tried to reconstitute in Mexico in the 1830s-1840s was donated to the library by Eugène Goupil, who bought it from Aubin. It thus constitutes one of the world's most important collections of Mexican manuscripts outside Mexico. Source:Hypothesis.
Jacques Alexandre Fabre (1782-1844) Polytechnic engineer sent in 1810 by Napoleon to the Tsar of Russia, along with Bazaine (X1803), Destrem (X1804) and Potier (X1805), following the Tilsit peace agreement between the two powers.
Discover the church of St. André and its paintings.
Built in the 11th century (1010), it was renovated in 1504.
It is dedicated to Saint André and Saint Martial.
Stroll around the open-air museum: paintings, mosaics and sculptures.
Services
Services
Public WC
Parking
Pets welcome
Groups (Max capacity)
Groups (Max capacity)
- 2 Person (s) mini
Opening times
Opening times
All year 2025 - Open everyday
Location
Location
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Environment
Environment
- In the country
- Mountain view
- Close to a public transportation
- Village centre
- River 5 km away
- Close to GR footpath
