What is Mur de la peste?
[[File:Mur de la peste.jpg|thumb|250px|Mur de la peste]] The '''Mur de la peste''' or '''plague wall''' was built in the [[Vaucluse Mountains]] to stop the spread of the [[plague]]. Between 1720 and 1722, there was an epidemic in the [[Provence]] and in [[Marseille]]. The wall is built of dry stone, and was about 27&nbsp;km long. Today, a part of the wall still stands, near [[Murs (Vaucluse)|Murs]]. Along the wall, there were watchtowers for guardposts. {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:18th century in France]] [[Category:Vaucluse]]