Crillon-le-Brave
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Crillon-le-Brave is a small village and commune in the Vaucluse département, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France. Population (1999): 398.
It is about 2 kilometers from Bédoin, and about 15 kilometers from Carpentras.
Like many of the older villiages in the region, it was built on a hilltop for defensive purposes and to provide more farmland on the plains below. It is a very small town, with only one paved road running through the middle. It contains little more than a café, a hotel, a restaurant, a church, and a school.
Originally called Crillon, the village was remained Crillon-le-Brave ("the brave") in honor of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon.
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- Provence-Hideaways Villages South of Mt. Ventoux - Crillon-le-Brave
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