The Baronnies

The Baronnies are a natural and historic region located between the south of Drôme and the north of Vaucluse. They owe their name to the Barons of Mévouillon and Montauban who, from the XI th to the XIIIth century had become quite independent from the remote vassalship of the Emperors of Germany. These two seigneuries were eventually annexed to the Dauphiné in 1315 and 1317, before they were turned over, as a part of this principality, to the kingdom of France in 1349.

Vaison la Romaine

The region was first settled by the Ligure who introduced bronze. At the end of the IVth century B.C., Vaison became the capital of a celtic tribe, integrated with the people of Voconces. After the roman conquest (125-118 B.C.), the city of Voconces had two capitals, Luc-en-Diois and Vaison. The Romans made it one of the wealthiest cities of the Narbonnese Gaul.