de frappe or French strategic nuclear arsenal used to be located on the Plateau d'Albion before being dismantled in the late 1980s. Now, the underground site where the missile controls were located is a public multidisciplinary laboratory of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the Low Noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel, Pays d'Apt. Communes in the Parc naturel régional du Luberon In Vaucluse Ansouis Apt, small town near the eastern end of the Luberon valley La Bastide-des-Jourdans La Bastidonne Beaumettes Beaumont-de-Pertuis Bonnieux Buoux Cabrières-d'Aigues Cadenet Caseneuve Cavaillon, small town at the western entrance to the Luberon valley Cheval-Blanc Cucuron Gargas Gordes Goult Grambois Joucas Lacoste Lagarde-d'Apt Lauris Lioux Lourmarin Maubec Ménerbes Mérindol Mirabeau Murs Oppède Pertuis Peypin-d'Aigues Puget Puyvert Robion Roussillon Rustrel Saignon Saint-Martin-de-Castillon Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque Saint-Pantaléon Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Sannes Taillades La Tour-d'Aigues Vaugines Viens Villars Villelaure Vitrolles-en-Luberon In Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Aubenas-les-Alpes La Brillanne Céreste Dauphin Forcalquier Limans Lurs Manosque Montfuron Montjustin Niozelles Oppedette Pierrerue Pierrevert Reillanne Revest-des-Brousses Saint-Maime Saint-Martin-les-Eaux Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire Sainte-Tulle Vachères Villemus Villeneuve Volx Golden triangle of Luberon Bonnieux, village on the border between the Little and Big Luberon Gordes, facing the Luberon, this village is considered the top of the Golden Triangle (the base being made by the Little Luberon mountains) Goult, perched on a hill in the middle of the valley of the Luberon Lacoste and the ancient castle of the uncle of "le Marquis de Sade" Ménerbes Oppède with its historic section perched on the hillside Oppéde-le-Vieux Roussillon, like Goult, perched on a hill within the Luberon valley Southern Luberon Lourmarin, village on the border between Little and Big Luberon Cucuron Pavillon de Galon References Further reading Mayle, Peter. A Year in Provence. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. Mayle, Peter. Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France. New York: Knopf, 1999. Mayle, Peter. Toujours Provence. New York: Knopf, 1991. External links Discover the Luberon on Notreprovence.fr in English Aerial photos Luberon Photo essay - Experience the Luberon Geography of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Geography of Vaucluse Biosphere reserves of France Global Geoparks Network members Geoparks in France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia