Forts Neighborhood

This district of the old part of Nyons was built around the late thirteenth century near the Petits Grands Forts and Forts streets. At this time, the Popes in Avignon had just moved to neighboring town, and Nyons, in route from Rome to Avignon, grew very quickly.

The Forts neighborhood still retains a medieval feel. There is a large hill overlooking the neighborhood, with two towers. Randonne tower is now used as a chapel it was purchased by a priest during the eighteenth century, and the tower Dauphine, which is private property. The neighborhood was surrounded by defene walls and had a few doors of entry.