Villeneuve, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ; Provençal: Vilanòva) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders. Villeneuve in French mean "New town" but was constructed in Middle Ages, originally further in the forest on the top of a high cliff. Only the little chapel remains on the rock to show where the original village was located.

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Villeneuve, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Chemin du Moulin, Forcalquier

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N 43.895 °	E 5.8636 °

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Chemin du Moulin 382
04180 Forcalquier
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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