Fontvieille Photo Gallery

1/19. The 17th-c St-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Fontvieille was enlarged in the 18th century

2/19. The church towers in Fontvieille viewed across the rooftops

3/19. A current (2014) Autumn view of the Carrefour de la Poste at the center of Fontvieille

4/19. A terrace café beside the Carrefour de la Poste at the center of Fontvieille

5/19. A old postcard image of the Carrefour de la Poste at the center of Fontvieille

6/19. The current iteration of the covered market (halles), built in 2005 on the site of the original 1880 covered market.

7/19. Bell tower on the 17th-c St-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Fontvieille

8/19. Bronze statue of The Marianne was put up on 1 June 1889 for the centenary of the French Revoluton

9/19. Fontvieille's town hall (mairie) is on the narrow Rue des Arènes, just off the main street through town

10/19. A restaurant in Fontvieille with the amusing name of Mon Père Etais Pâtissier (My Father was a Confectioner)

11/19. A carved wooden lion decorating a high corner along the Rue du Lion.

12/19. A house-side garden in Fontvieille, all grown in pots

13/19. One of the remaining Dragor water pumps in Fontvieille

14/19. The Bishops' Tower (La Tour des Abbes) of Fontvieille was built in the 14th century

15/19. The covered lavoir of Fontvieille, built in the 19th century, is over 30 m long.

16/19. Interior view of Fontvieille's 19th-century lavoir (wash house)

17/19. Iron silhouette for shops and trades can be quite creative - we're not sure what this one represents

18/19. Daudet's windmill is just a few minutes walk (600 m) south of Fontvieille town center

19/19. Daudet stayed often in this late-18th-c Château de Montauban, at the eastern edge of Fontvieille