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Les Baux de Provence

Les Baux de Provence is a village in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France, in the former province of Provence.

Bauxite was named after Les Baux de Provence, where it was first discovered in 1821 by the geologist Pierre Berthier[?].

External links

City council website: http://www.lesbauxdeprovence.com/
Website for the castle: http://www.chateau-baux-provence.com/les_baux/

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