of the village. Gordes is located 38 kilometres east from Avignon and its TGV station, 75 kilometres from the Marseille Provence Airport and 87 kilometres from Marseille. The closest "gares SNCF" (normal train station) are located in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Cavaillon. Facilities Market day occurs in Gordes once a week. On Tuesday mornings, merchants from the area set up booths and sell their wares. These typically include food, clothing, instruments, Provençale dishes, decorations, and handicrafts. Additionally, the village has two bakeries and a variety of shops. Education The commune has a primary school, a nursery school and a day care centre. Health The village is home to several doctors, a pharmacy, a dentist and even an hospital but exclusively used for older people. Sport The commune is equipped with various sporting facilities including two football/soccer fields, walking and cycling trails, pétanque and other recreational spaces. Notable people Several important artists have lived or worked in Gordes, including André Lhote, Marc Chagall, Pierre Chapo, Philippe Ragueneau, Victor Vasarely, , Walter Salles and Willy Ronis. President François Mitterrand had a holiday home in Gordes. Culture Fine arts and festival The village of Gordes has a few art galleries and festivals. The biggest festival of Gordes is a music festival, but there is also a wine festival. The castle, stone houses, stone paved streets, views, etc. of Gordes have been an important source of inspiration for paintings or photography. for example, the Provençal Nude by Willy Ronis was made in the "fontaine basse" area of Gordes in 1949. Literature Gordes appears in several books including : La vénus de Gordes, Ernest Daudet (1875) Sa Majesté l'argent III, La Comtesse De Gordes, Xavier de Montépin, (1878) All the books about the adventure of the Chat Moune, Philippe Ragueneau (from 1981 to 1990) Les trois Joyaux de Gordes, (1988) A year in Provence, Peter Mayle (1993) Deliver Us From Evil, David Baldacci (2010) A photograph of Gordes was used on the cover of the 2017 Gollancz edition of Orsinia, an edition combining Malafrena and Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin. Film and television Gordes has served as the setting for several movies or series including : One Deadly Summer, Jean Becker (1983) ; Mistral's Daughter, Kevin Connor (1984) ; A Year in Provence, David Tucker (1993) Gazon maudit, Josiane Balasko (1995) ; 18 ans après, Coline Serreau (2003); A Good Year, Ridley Scott (2006); Mr.