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Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Lançon-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Lançon-Provence
Lançon-Provence sits on the route: 10 minutes from Pélissanne, 32km from Les Baux-de-Provence.
Lançon-Provence is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 7,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pélissanne, about 5 km away.
Lançon-Provence (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃sɔ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Occitan: Lançon de Provença, [ˈlansu de pʀuˈvɛnsɔ]), also known as Lançon-de-Provence (locally [lãⁿˈsɔ̃ᵑ də pχoˈvãⁿsə]), is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern France.
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What is there to see near Lançon-Provence?
Within an hour or so of Lançon-Provence: Les Baux-de-Provence (32 km), Carrières des Lumières (32 km), Gordes (36 km), Roussillon (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Lançon-Provence?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Route des Crêtes (Cassis) and Corniche Sublime (D71).
Where is Lançon-Provence?
Lançon-Provence is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 5 km from Pélissanne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,031
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.5927, 5.1279
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Lançon-Provence
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Gordes
A stunning hilltop village of white stone houses perched dramatically above the Luberon valley.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Roussillon
A vibrant Provencal village built atop ochre cliffs, famous for its striking red and orange facades.
37 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Abbaye de Sénanque
A serene 12th-century Cistercian abbey framed by its own postcard rows of summer lavender.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Notre-Dame de la Garde Viewpoint
Marseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Lançon-Provence
- 40 kmNotre-Dame de la Garde ViewpointMarseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
- 48 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 53 kmGorges de la Nesque RoadA serene Provençal balcony drive (D942) winding above a 400 m-deep limestone canyon near Mont Ventoux, with the Belvédère de Castellaras as its showpiece viewpoint.
- 55 kmRoute des Crêtes (Cassis)A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
- 60 kmPlateau de Sault Lavender FieldsEndless rows of purple lavender perfume the high Vaucluse plateau every summer beneath Mont Ventoux.
- 66 kmMont Ventoux Summit ViewpointThe 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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