Lourmarin
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Albert Camus settled in Lourmarin in 1958, comparing the Luberon to the landscapes of Algeria, and he lies in its small cemetery under a simple plaque, as does the novelist Henri Bosco. The village stands where the combe de Lourmarin opens out between the Petit and Grand Luberon, among vineyards, olive groves and almond trees. Above it rises a Renaissance château, rebuilt in the 15th century and restored in 1920.
Highlights
- The Renaissance Château de Lourmarin above the village
- Graves of Albert Camus and Henri Bosco in the village cemetery
- Protestant temple of 1806, with an organ from 1840
- The 17th-century belfry, built on the ruins of the old seigneurial castle
- Église Saint-André, dating from the 11th century
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Lourmarin (FR), Lourmarin (EN), Lourmarin (IT)), Wikivoyage (Lourmarin (FR), Lourmarin (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,020
Things to see
- Cemetery in Lourmarin (FR)
- Château de la Corée (FR)
- Combe de Lourmarin (FR)
- Fontaine publique (Lourmarin) (FR)
- Pont à coquille sur l'Aigue Brun (FR)
- Local food: Brousse du Rove
Events through the year
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Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Translated and adapted from open data: Panorama des festivals, Ministère de la Culture, updated 2025-08-27 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Local food & wine
Adapted from Wikipedia (Lourmarin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
7 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 6
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
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