About our geopark
Pauline Coster 2023-06-12T14:19:49+01:00The Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the southeast of France, in Provence, close to the towns of Aix-en-Provence and Avignon.
National Geologic Reserve of Luberon
Pauline Coster 2019-07-30T16:01:09+01:00The Luberon Nature Reserve territory is internationally recognized as an area of significant importance for paleontology since the nineteenth century.
Geopark partners
Stéphane Legal 2023-06-12T15:11:17+01:00Start exploring the Luberon Geopark and discover its rich geological heritage with our geopartners!
Explore the geopark
Stéphane Legal 2023-07-20T12:50:41+01:00Discover the geological heritage of the Luberon Regional Nature Park, UNESCO Global Geopark through major geosites, museums and itineraries.
2017 : les 40 ans du Parc du Luberon
Solgne Louis 2017-06-26T11:15:37+01:00Dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, sur le domaine de la Thomassine aux portes de Manosque, le Parc naturel régional du Luberon a imaginé, en 1997, une Maison de la Biodiversité valorisant, grâce à une promenade originale et pédagogique, l'extraordinaire diversité des plantes cultivées et domestiquées par l'homme. Ce lieu de mémoire paysanne rassemble une importante collection d’arbres fruitiers adaptés au territoire et rappelle ainsi le lien intime entre l’homme et la nature. Au fil de l'eau, de l'exposition au verger La visite du Domaine de la Thomassine est une flânerie instructive. Vous êtes guidés à découvrir les merveilles de ce site hors du commun qui fait la part belle au végétal que l'on déguste. Avant de faire frémir vos sens, l'exposition permanente de la bastide vous invite à [...]
Public outreach
Stéphane Legal 2023-03-27T07:22:35+01:00The park stimulates awareness and knowledge of sustainability issues and promotes responsible environmental behaviour.
The Salignan mill
Pauline Coster 2024-08-28T09:33:49+01:00The Salignan mill, a former windmill that has lost its sails and conical roof, houses a small permanent geological exhibition on the division of time in geology and the Aptian stage. Location: Apt Site type: Cultural site - Museum, Scenic viewpoint Visit duration: 1 h30 The Salignan mill is situated on a hill composed of gray marl known geologically as the "Aptian marls." Established in 1840 by Alcide d’Orbigny, the Aptian is one of the stages of the international stratigraphic scale. The site also offers a panoramic 360° view, stretching from the Luberon to Mont Ventoux. Inside the mill, the exhibition explains how early geologists, through the study of rocks and fossils, gradually unraveled Earth's history. It also details why Alcide Dessalines d’Orbigny chose [...]
Fort de Buoux and Vallon de l’Aiguebrun
Pauline Coster 2024-08-28T09:51:35+01:00The Vallon de l’Aiguebrun is a major geosite in the Luberon, renowned for its geomorphology, sedimentology, and tectonic history. It features a canyon bordered by cliffs, some reaching up to 100 meters in height, along with chaotic rock formations. Location: Buoux Site type: Remarkable geological formation, Scenic viewpoint, Cultural site Visit duration: 3 hours 30 minutes The Aiguebrun River has a unique course: originating in the northern Luberon, it flows through the massif from north to south before emptying into the Durance River. The river carves through the limestone massif, creating a narrow gorge known as the “Combe de Lourmarin.” The Vallon de l’Aiguebrun is a "Messinian canyon," formed from the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea over 5 million years ago, which led [...]