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As you wander through Villars, you'll discover traces of the village's long history. The Saint-Pierre chapel of Bagnols stands on the site of a Gallo-Roman fanum once dedicated to the rural cult of water. Nearby, the chapel of Saint-Roch dates from the early eighteenth century, built in response to a plague epidemic that swept through the area.
The village streets reveal multi-storey houses dating mainly from the 16th century. These distinctive buildings housed animals on the ground floor, with living quarters above - a practical design that kept livestock close while separating daily life from farm work.
For those interested in the area's more unusual dwellings, examples of troglodyte habitat can be found in the surrounding landscape, including the Cabrone sheepfold at 800 metres above sea level.
