Manon of the Spring (1986)

Ansouis, France

Saint-Martin Church of Ansouis, located in the village classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France, at the foot of its castle, in the south of Luberon. Built in 1300, it is a classified historical monument.

The scene : Interiors of the church: the priest's sermon, Christmas masses, and the wedding ceremony.

Riboux, France

The scene : Interiors of the Romarins' farm, filmed in a farm located in the place known as Peiresède.

Cuges-les-Pins, France

Municipality of the Sainte-Baume massif, located between Aubagne and the Camp plateau, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

The scene : Scenes from the film were shot in the territory of the municipality, in the hills near the farm.

Signes, France

Village in the Var at the foot of the Sainte-Baume massif, on the plateau of the same name.

The scene : Scenes of hills, where Manon keeps her goats, were filmed around the commune.

Sommières, France

Medieval town of Gard on the Vidourle, known for its Roman bridge and castle.

The scene : Scenes from the film were shot in this municipality of Gard.

Riboux, France

Provençal farmhouse isolated in the hills of Riboux, at the edge of the Sainte-Baume massif; today a guesthouse.

The scene : Exteriors of the Romarins farm, the Soubeyran farmhouse (Papet and Ugolin) and its sought-after spring.

Plan-de-Cuques, France

Municipality of the hills northeast of Marseille, at the gates of the Garlaban massif cherished by Marcel Pagnol.

The scene : Scenes at the Perdrix basin, near an abandoned farm.

Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, France

Village on the plateau of Sainte-Baume, in Var, at the foot of the relic forest and the cave of Mary Magdalene.

The scene : Scenes of hills and forest on the Sainte-Baume plateau.

Lamanon, France

Troglodyte caves of Calès, cavities carved into the rock above Lamanon, inhabited from the Neolithic period until the Middle Ages.

The scene : The troglodyte shelter where Manon has settled in the hills — that of Baptistine — and where she discovers the spring that feeds the Perdrix basin.

Vaugines, France

Small village cemetery of Vaugines, adjacent to the Romanesque church, in the Luberon.

The scene : The cemetery, right next to the church, where Ugolin's death takes place; it's also where the carriage passes by.

Mirabeau, France

Town Hall of Mirabeau, located in the former communal school.

The scene : The town hall courtyard — the former village school — serves as a setting for scenes in the film.

Vaugines, France

Romanesque church of the village of Vaugines, in the Luberon, backed by a three-hundred-year-old plane tree; this iconic setting also appears in Jean de Florette.

The scene : Exterior of the Romanesque church for the wedding of Manon and the schoolteacher.

Mirabeau, France

Fontaine de la place de Mirabeau: a circular basin with spouting tritons topped by a pillar and a ball finial, where calcareous water slowly deposits tuff. A bronze statue of Manon (Jean-Jacques Mancardi, 2018) has been installed there in memory of the films.

The scene : The square and its fountain — dried up in the film when Manon diverts the spring — where the villagers gather and the procession takes place.

Vaugines, France

Stone bench in front of the church of Vaugines, which has become a pilgrimage site for fans of Pagnol's films.

The scene : The bench in front of the church, where old Delphine reveals to Papet her blood connection to the hunchback Jean de Florette — the terrible final revelation.

Mirabeau, France

Former café of the place de la Fontaine in Mirabeau ("Bar de la Fontaine", formerly "Chez Luni"), now closed.

The scene : The bar on the square: the scenes filmed in the bar and in front of the bar throughout the village intrigue.