View over Eyguières

At the junction between the Crau plain ant the lower Durance valley, the village of Eyguières occupies a small valley sheltered by the hills of Mont Menu, Défends and Roquemartine. Since the 11th century, the village has taken advantage of this unique site and its abundance of springs, which were quickly channeled and exploited, to establish itself. Theses resurgences gave the town its name and coat of arms: Eyguières, formerly spelled “Aiguières” come from the Provencal “Eiguiero” and refers to a vessel for holding water. The groundwater of the Defends massif supplies water to all three of the village natural springs: the Gilouse fountain, the Bormes fountain, and the Font Vieille. In the distance, you can perceive Les Opies, the highest point in the Alpilles Mountains, rising to 498m.