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Beynac-et-Cazenac (French pronunciation: [bÉ›nak e kaznak]; Occitan: Bainac e Casenac) is a village located in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. The medieval Château de Beynac is located in the commune. The village is classified as one of Les plus beaux villages de France (most beautiful villages of France). [3]
The film, Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles, directed by Georges Lautner, was shot mainly in the village of Loubressac in 1972, and released in theatres on 25 January 1973. Loubressac received the label, of one of the most beautiful villages in France by the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.
Lussan (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Luçan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
A list of villages designated as les plus beaux (the most beautiful) in France. Pages in category "Plus Beaux Villages de France" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total.
Belgium: Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie, created in 1994 and comprising 31 villages; [4] Canada: Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, created in 1997 and comprising 40 villages; [5] Italy: I Borghi più belli d'Italia, created in 2001 and including 361 villages; [6] Japan: The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan, created in ...
The idea of an association to gather the most beautiful villages of France was born in Collonges-la-Rouge, Corrèze in 1981. Charles Ceyrac, mayor of the village, was inspired by a Reader's Digest book entitled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France which included pictures of Collonges. He decided to launch an association that would unite villages ...
Until the First World War, the village was quite prosperous, with a population of nearly 2,000 in 1830. Almost abandoned in the 1950s, it has since been restored by its inhabitants and is now listed among the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”. Puycelsi is featured in the 2016 BBC/France Télévisions wildlife film Wild Tales from the Village.
Two feudal medieval castles dominate the village and the valley, one of which is the Château de Bruniquel. The 'old' castle was built in the 12th century on the ruins of an earlier fortress said to have been founded by Queen Brunehaut in the 6th century and remained occupied until the 20th century.