Bonnieux suits couples who want a hill village in the Luberon with a Roman bridge and a cedar forest close by. It looks across the valley to Mont Ventoux, and the Pont Julien sits in the plain below. The homes sit in the countryside around it, so expect to drive for almost everything.
Bonnieux is a small hill village of around 1,200 people, set at about 420 m on top of the Luberon hills and looking over the valley towards Mont Ventoux. Ménerbes, Lacoste, Roussillon and Gordes are all nearby. Below the village, the Calavon river runs through the commune past the Pont Julien, a Roman bridge from 3 BC. On the Petit Luberon ridge, the cedar forest was first sown in 1861 and now covers around 250 hectares shared with Lacoste and Ménerbes. The homes are spread across the countryside around the village rather than inside the old centre, so most mornings start with a drive. Ridley Scott filmed A Good Year at Château La Canorgue in Bonnieux.
A Roman stone bridge over the Calavon from 3 BC, closed to cars since 2005 and now crossed by the 37 km Véloroute du Calavon.
Cedar forest on the Petit Luberon ridge, reached from Bonnieux on the road towards Lourmarin through the combe de Lourmarin.
Fly to Marseille, about 1 hour 5 minutes from Bonnieux by car, or take the TGV to Avignon TGV station, about 45 minutes' drive away. Buses via Coustellet take over two and a half hours from Avignon TGV, so hire a car.
Driving is quickest, at roughly 45 minutes. Buses run too, changing at Coustellet from line 915 to line 918, but the trip takes about two hours 45 minutes and services are infrequent.
It was. Ridley Scott shot the 2006 film at Château La Canorgue in Bonnieux, and an episode of Emily in Paris was filmed in the village too.
Yes, it lies about 3 miles north of the village in the plain. The Roman bridge has been closed to cars since 2005 and the Véloroute du Calavon, a 37 km bike path, crosses it.
On the ridge of the Petit Luberon, along the road from Bonnieux towards Lourmarin. Cedars were first sown there in 1861 and the forest now covers around 250 hectares across Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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