The village Roussillion is set on top of a vast ochre deposit that has been mined since the Romans occupied the area, and most likely since the Neolithic. The building colors are intense in places, and beautifully faded in others. Next time I will plan to be here to take a workshop at the conservatorie des ochres, shown on the left.
L'église Saint-Michel de Roussillon - passageway between streets
The village built over ochre.
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