Sablet

Sablet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is a fortified Provençal village rich in history.

Geography

Sablet is situated at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail in the Côtes du Rhône wine producing region. It is located to the west of Mont Ventoux, in a transition zone between the Prealps and the Mediterranean.

Sablet is very close to the larger towns of Vaison-la-Romaine to the north, Carpentras to the south and Orange to the west, with the much larger regional center of Avignon 30 minutes away.

Features

The oldest part of the village "inside the walls" (les remparts), is made up of narrow streets or ruelles, built in a circular fashion around the beehive shaped hill, which afforded inhabitants protection against numerous invaders over many centuries. Streets are named to reflect the activities of the village inhabitants over the centuries, for example climbing the "Escaliers de l'Eglise" to the twelfth century church of St. Nazaire or visiting the shoemaker on the "Rue du Cordonnier."