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Les Baux. It has a spectacular position in the Alpilles mountains, set atop a rocky outcrop crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south. The village gives its name to the aluminium ore Bauxite which was first discovered there in 1821. During the Middle Ages the lords of Les Baux controlled 79 towns and villages. Les Baux is now one of the most picturesque villages in France.

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Les Baux. It has a spectacular position in the Alpilles mountains, set atop a rocky outcrop crowned with a ruined castle overlooking the plains to the south. The village gives its name to the aluminium ore Bauxite which was first discovered there in 1821. During the Middle Ages the lords of Les Baux controlled 79 towns and villages. Les Baux is now one of the most picturesque villages in France.
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