Châteauneuf-De-Gadagne: Holiday Apartments and Homes

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne combines village history, Provençal culture and winegrowing. A one-hour discovery tour leads through the village, while the Parc de l'Arbousière offers panoramic views.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment should consider Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne as a destination.

Tours and Landscapes

There are hiking routes of 5 km, 10 km and 15 km. A cultural and historical tour leads through the village's alleyways to the Campbeau plateau. The tour to the plateau includes six information panels about the history of important sites in the village. The panels provide content in French, English, German and Italian.

History and Buildings

The village church is partly Romanesque, while the village belfry dates from the 18th century. The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a Romanesque building from the 12th century with furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries. The southern side chapel contains the tombs of the seigneurial families Giraud-Amic, Simiane and almost all of the Gadagne family. The church was built around the castle's seigneurial chapel.

The Château de Fontségugne is considered the birthplace of Félibrige, a movement for the renewal of the Provençal language and culture, and is privately owned. The Félibrige literary movement was founded on 21 May 1854 in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.

Several stops are located along the discovery tour through Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne: Place de l'Orme was the meeting place of the village parliament, and the Maison du Félibre Anfos Tavan is one of the tour's stops. The Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs was rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century and is now used as a cultural hall. The residents built the Chapelle Saint-Roch after the plague of 1720 to thank Saint Roch for protecting the village. The Tour de la Poterne was part of the first fortifications, built in the 13th century. The Font des Félibres honours writers in the Provençal language.

Tradition and Wine

For more than 50 years, Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne has maintained a Provençal Christmas tradition featuring the Pastrage and Midnight Mass. Every 24 December, residents stage a Provençal nativity scene at the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, wearing traditional costumes.

Since 2012, the winegrowing area has had the specific AOP designation “Villages Gadagne”. At Domaine de la Chapelle, visitors can taste the wines produced there.

Further destinations to choose from: Saint-Léger-Du-Ventoux, Saint-Christol, La Tour-D'aigues, Savoillan, Gargas, Sannes, Lauris, Beaumettes

For the overview of the wider region: Vaucluse.