From the ruins of the old Château de Mérindol and its ancient village, you overlook the current village, and have very beautiful views of it. These ruins may not seem like much, but two tragedies took place here. The great plague epidemic ravaged Provence, and Mérindol the Elder was completely decimated in 1448.

In 1504, inhabitants of the Provençal Alps came to settle in these places. They had the misfortune of practicing the cult of the Vaudoise evangelical church, and were for the most part massacred in 1545 by royal order. This sad episode was called the “sack of Mérindol”.

A Vaudois memorial was inaugurated in 1978 in the ruins of the castle, at the initiative of three Vaudois associations from Germany, Italy and France.

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Location: Mérindol, Apt, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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