Façade de la mairie de Belcodène avec volets blancs, vigne grimpante et ancien pressoir en bois sur une petite place ensoleillée.L’image montre la mairie de Belcodène aux murs ocre et aux volets blancs. Une vigne grimpante s’étend le long de la façade adjacente, apportant une touche de verdure. Au premier plan, un ancien pressoir à vin en bois, garni de végétation, rappelle les traditions viticoles de la région. L’ensemble crée une atmosphère authentique et chaleureuse, caractéristique des villages de Provence ce village
©Marie de Belcodène, ornée de végétation et d’un ancien pressoir à vin sur la place du village|JPVallorani

Belcodène

The Panoramic

Small village located in the center of a villages triangle: La Bouilladisse – Fuveau – Peynier

 

“Brecouedo”

 

Belcodène takes its name from the Provençal “Brecouedo“, due to its location on a steep plateau.

Crossed by the Verdalaï, the Favary and the Tonneau brook, the village of Belcodène is located at a height of 425m and has a surface of 1320ha.

Surrounded with massifs covered with pine and oaks forests, the site shows a magnificent panoramic view.

Le plateau de Belcodène

The Belcodène plateau was occupied from the prehistory: numerous flints were found in the Barrel cave (grotte du Tonneau), proof of mankind presence during this period.

Belcodène, combined, in the 19th century, during its mining activity, that of the manufacturing of the cement thanks to the coal and to the limestone available on the territory.

To see… the hill forts, on Belcodène plateau.

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