Belle Etoile

Belle etoile was an isolated bastide dating from the 16th century whose name would evoke a Vaudois landowner: Estève. Bel Estève, a nickname or the name given to the house, would have ceased to be accepted at a later date. In any case, the current name "Belle étoile" is on the map of Cassini (1762). A name change could have occurred between Belle Estève and Belle Estello; in fact, on the eve of the epiphany (feast of the Three Kings) was the procession of the float of the "Belle Estello" in Pertuis.