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Best village for 2 week stay: Bedoin, Robion, Lourmarin, Cabrieres d'Avignon, Goult,...

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Hello, my family will be renting a home in Provence for 2 weeks, and are considering homes in these villages:

Bedoin, Robion, Lourmarin, Cabrieres d'Avignon, Goult, Mallemort, Le Beausset, Ville sur Auzon

I would love opinions about these villages. We are looking for a small-medium size village, with at least a few cafes/restaurants, a weekly market, boulangerie, some shops, and an interesting/pretty village to walk around. Hopefully a village not too sleepy and not too touristy - somewhere in between. We'd like to see people in the village but not be overrun by them. We'd also like to be relatively close to an A route (within 15 minutes?) for easy access to other parts of Provence.
Thank you!

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Hi!
Here's my take:

  • Bedoin: I've only passed through, it is a cute place and does have a few shops and restaurants. Good access to Avignon, Vaison, Orange
  • Robion: most of it is a sprawl of houses and that's the only part I know. Perhaps the older village center is cute, but since it is very close to Cavaillon, I suspect most shops are there instead of Robion. Excellent road access
  • Lourmarin: one of the most charming of your list. A great choice. Not as close to fast roads as you'd like but still reasonable
  • Cabrières: no idea. Road access is OK.
  • Goult: about as charming as Lourmarin. Less touristy. Few shops (some groceries are available) and only a couple of restaurants, but not zero. Touring all of Provence from there will be time consuming, but it is perfect for a deep exploration of the Luberon with perhaps a side trip to Avignon
  • Malemort du Comtat : never been. Location is similar to Bedoin, but it seems smaller.
  • Le Beausset: I do not recommend. It is a sprawling place with a lot of traffic, and it is very far from the other places on the list. 1 hour from Aix, closer to 2 from Avignon.
  • Villes sur Auzon: never been! Looks a bit further from the main roads than Bedoin or Malemort
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Le Thor is nothing special, nearby l'Isle sur la Sorgue is much better!
Never been to Aubignan, sorry.
Of everything you've listed so far, Lourmarin is a solid favorite. I love nearby Ansouis, too.

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