Located on the southern slope of the Grand Luberon, this charming little village is typically Provençal. You will discover beautiful nature and authentic punctuated by valleys and hills planted with vines and fruit trees.
In the village you will find a small bar / bistro, a temple and a church, a bowling alley, a library and a children's park.
You can visit lakes and hilltop villages. You can also sample the local cuisine in small bistros or large renowned restaurants.
Peypin-d'Aigues is distinguished by the rich architecture of hamlets in stone and the extent of its massive forest from which descend multiple torrents.
The first Peypin is not the location of the current village but 1 km north-west on the mound Castelas (the word castellas testifies to the existence of a castle protecting the town), born late (end twelfth century or early thirteenth century), an act of 1400 finds the abandonment and ruin "Peypin Castelas".
The second Peypin born in 1505 works of the barons of the Tour d'Aigues who want revitalize their lands and provide land to build settlers. The Lord of Peypin Aigues Antoine René Bolliers passed an "Act of habitation" with 15 Waldensian families to repopulate the land and return the land value.
Then, the massacre of Oppede Meynier in 1545 which, by the soldiers of the brave Captain Polin, will loot and burn the village. Francis leaves the troops of the parliament of Provence massacre Vaudois in Luberon. Peypin Aigues is burned, some of the inhabitants massacred, many sent to the galleys. The Vaudois convert to Protestantism. In 1582 the priest Peypin Aigues are 90 Catholics and many Protestants. Even the Saint-Jérôme, yet property of the cathedral chapter of Saint-Sauveur d'Aix, was destroyed. The canons will the rebuild in 1620.
Peypin will undergo another haemorrhage due to banishment of the Huguenots. A century later their property will be confiscated and redistributed to Catholics.
