Bargème

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

MOSSOTBargème - Mairie CC BY-SA 3.0
MOSSOTBargème - Chapelle -1 CC BY-SA 3.0
MOSSOTBargème - Château -1 CC BY-SA 3.0
MOSSOTBargème - Porte des remparts -2 CC BY-SA 3.0
MOSSOTBargème - Rue centrale CC BY-SA 3.0
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UnknownChateau de Bargeme CC0
RoyonxBargème Pinatelle6 CC0
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MOSSOTBargème - Eglise et château CC BY-SA 3.0
Thérèse GaigéFontaine de la Mairie (Bargemon, 83) - 02 CC0

At 1,097 metres, Bargème is the highest village in the Var, and the village itself is a protected listed site. It lies within the Verdon regional nature park, in upland country drained by the Artuby river.

Highlights

The highest village in the Var, at 1,097 metres
The village itself, a listed protected site
Parc naturel régional du Verdon, which takes in the commune (FR)
Protection zone of the Haute-Provence geological nature reserve (FR)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Bargème (FR), Bargème (EN), Bargème (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 207

Things to see

Specialities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

RadoberaBottarga z parmice CC BY-SA 3.0
Poutargue de MartiguesLocal producePreserved fish roe, a 'fish jam' born of abundant catches
Caviar d'ArlesLocal produce
Véronique PAGNIERGard - Olives CC BY-SA 3.0
Picholine olivesLocal produceOlives steeped in ash lye, then kept in brine
Truffle of VaucluseLocal produce
Snails with aïoliDishSnails fasted then simmered with fennel and wild mint, eaten with aïoli