Travel Guide Le Castellet

The village was fortified during the medieval period and has kept many remains and ramparts. But it was not until the middle of the 12th century, in 1153, that the name Castelletum appeared, designating the present village. It is accessed through two fortified gates: the Great Gate, to the south, topped by a coat of arms and where the remains of its defense apparatus are still visible, and the Portalet, to the east. At the top of the village stands the old castle, occupied in part since 1969 by the town hall. To the west of the castle, Saint-Sauveur church, built in the 12th century, has embrasures in the form of battlements. Marcel Pagnol shot La Femme du boulanger (The Baker's Wife) there.