Céreste

Céreste is a common French, located in the department of the Alp-of-High-Provence and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.

Its inhabitants is called Cérestains.

Geography

Protected in north by the mounts from Vaucluse, and in the south by the chain of the Luberon, Céreste occupies a situation privileged at the border between the low one and high the Provence, on old the via Domitia.

Village close to the Vaucluse, relates Western from the Alpes de Haute-Provence, in edge of Encrême, to.

With the characteristic to have a pure sky for observing stars well (cf Saint-Michel the observatory is not far).

History

Old " Catuiacia" , Céreste was at the time Roman a strengthened station and on the via Domitia; the beginnings of the Christianisme are represented there by the priory of Carluc with 3 km from there.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Old residences with the frontages of the XVIe and XVIIe centuries
the Romance civil house (of the XIIe century), single part in Europe
the church Saint-Michel with bell-tower of Provence
ramparts and the castle (not of visit)
the nest of love (picturesque shaded small valley)
the medieval bridge on Encrème and the vault Saint-Georges
to 3 km of the village: the Priory of Carluc

Personalities related to the commune

Rene Tank, poet and resistant

See too

Common of Alp-of-High-Provence

External bonds

site of the commune of cereste
Céreste on the site of the national geographical Institute
Céreste on the site of INSEE
Céreste on the site of Quid
Localization of Céreste on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Céreste on Mapquest

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