Forcalquier is located between the Lure and Luberon mountain ranges, about 30 km south of Sisteron and 10 km west of the Durance river. During the Middle Ages it was the capital of Haute-Provence.Furnus Calcarius was the Latin name, from the lime kilns used in Roman times. Its Provençal name is Fourcauquié. At the end of the 11th century, a family of the counts of Provence created the county of Forcalquier.
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Address: Forcalquier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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