Pérouges
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Linen weavers once filled Pérouges, a walled medieval town on a small hill of the Côtière with views towards the Alps and the Bugey. When roads and railways bypassed it in the 19th century its population fell from 1,500 to 90, but restoration from 1911 saved its stone houses and cobbled lanes. Now car-free, they look so authentic that film crews keep coming back.
Highlights
- The Tree of Liberty, a lime planted in 1792 on the Place du Tilleul
- The fortified church of Sainte-Madeleine
- Galette pérougienne at one of France's oldest inns
- A spring festival of music from Baroque to jazz, April to June
- Film location for 'The Three Musketeers' (1961) and 'Fanfan la Tulipe'
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pérouges (FR), Pérouges (EN), Pérouges (IT)), Wikivoyage (Pérouges (FR), Pérouges (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,387
Things to see
Events through the year
- Printemps de PérougesConcerts from chanson and jazz to rock and classical
- Venetian carnival
- Medieval festivalHeld in the walled medieval town every year since 2000
- AutomnalesAutumn events themed on the grape harvest
- Christmas market
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Pérouges). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
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Tarte au sucre de Pérouges (2010)Public domain
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Pérouges). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 4
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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