Le Poët-Laval

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Long a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller, Le Poët-Laval is still crowned by their 12th-century castle, and its name means 'the little hill in the valley'. The medieval upper village, largely closed to cars, overlooks newer houses along the Jabron in the Drôme provençale. A museum of Dauphiné Protestantism fills the 17th-century temple and marks the start of a 2,000 km trail following the Huguenots into exile.

Highlights

Château des Hospitaliers: keep with exhibitions and a wall walk with views
Church of Saint-Jean-des-Commandeurs, with its sundial and remains of a dome
Musée du protestantisme dauphinois in the old temple
The 2,000 km 'Sur les pas des Huguenots' trail, starting here
Sentier des corniches, a 6.7 km walk above the Jabron valley

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Population: 954

Things to see

Ancien temple protestant du Poët-Laval (FR)

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Le Poët-Laval est une commune d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes en France.

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Events through the year

Fête votive Religious · Last Sunday of July
Le Poët-Laval Jazz/s festival Music and arts · Weekend before the Fête votive, late JulyThree days of concerts in the old village

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