The village of Fountain of Vaucluse is one of the most visited by Provence due to that very impressive source which springs at feet of a cliff of 230m from height. This gigantic fountain is the most powerful of France (and world second year of secondary school) with an annual debit(output) of water of 630 million cubic meters
In any seasons from the secondary sources feed the river and form a very beautiful stretch of water shaded with immense plane trees. Fountain of Vaucluse which has the privilege to have given its name to the department, pulls(fires) its etymology of its geographic curiosity " Vallis Clausa ": Valley Closes: Vaucluse. This place of interest is indeed in a deep valley with a landscape strewed with caves and with valleys.

t(he) inspired numerous artists of whom the most famous were Frédéric Mistral, François Pétrarque and René Char. All were seduced by the beauty of the site and the delight got by their walks along Sorgue and along its green banks.

The waters green - emerald generally calm down the summer become spectacular in period of flood (winter and in spring): 90 m3 by second pour in the bed of Sorgue.