The place de la croix

The Place de la Croix (‘Cross Square’) is now the very centre of Vieil-Oppèdex. Its layout dates back to the 18th century. It was around this time that the process to ‘unperch’ the village of Oppède began; in other words, the village was moved from its rocky spur down to the plain where living conditions were not as harsh. This process would be ongoing until the early 20th century, when the village council moved to the hamlet of ‘Poulivets’ in 1909. The old town belfry, also referred to as ‘campanile’, stands in the Place de la Croix and was built in the 18th century. You can see the old marketplace here too, which dates from the same period.