Régusse

Landscape and nature

Plateau country alternating fertile plains with hills of downy oak (the forests of Saint-Jean and Pélenc). A modified Mediterranean climate; annual rainfall of the order of 780 mm; a zone of moderate seismic activity (zone 3). The main watercourses belong to the Verdon basin (the Enriou ravine, the Redot valley and the Beau Rivé stream).

Where to stay in Régusse

Hotels, campsites and gîtes in Régusse, with their real rating when available.

Listings marked “Ad” (LiveVerdon plan) or “Recommended by the publisher” are ranked ahead of the others: plans first, then the publisher’s clients, then addresses recommended with no commercial link. How listings are ranked

• Les Lacs du Verdon Campsite ★★★★ Business’s own website

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Services & shops in Régusse

EV charging — in the village: REGUSSE (2 points), network ELECTRIC 55 CHARGING. See the map of Verdon charging points →

Fuel: 1 petrol station in the commune. See live prices →

Food & groceries

• Supermarché Super U (Zone Commerciale les Clouos, route de Montmeyan — the village supermarket)
• Épicerie Proxi (Cours Alexandre Gariel, local mini-market in the centre)
• Épicerie Vival (Les Lacs du Verdon campsite, seasonal)

Bakery

• Bakery and pastry shop (42 Cours Alexandre Gariel — also newspapers and lottery)

Pharmacy

• Pharmacie des Moulins – Selurl Fabienne Cador (30 Cours Alexandre Gariel, the village’s only pharmacy)

Health (doctor, nurse…)

• Dr Andraos (general practitioner, 36 Cours Alexandre Gariel)
• Nursing practice (44 Cours Alexandre Gariel — several nurses working together)
• Nursing practice (2 Rue de l'Église)
• Independent nurses in the village (several addresses: Chemin Bas des Faisses, Avenue des Genévriers, Rue du Château, Chemin Notre-Dame)

Bank / ATM

• La Poste – La Banque Postale ATM (quartier le Plantier, outdoor ATM accessible 24 hours a day)

Post office

• post office, quartier le Plantier

Tobacconist & newsagent

• Bar-tabac du Cours / Café du Cours (6 Cours Alexandre Gariel — tobacco, newspapers, bar)

Car garage

• Alex Auto – Denis Méca Services (127 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, car servicing and repairs)

Other

• Ça vient du cœur (gifts / florist, 42 Cours Alexandre Gariel)
• Lyame Coiffure (Zone Commerciale les Clouos)
• Laurence Coiffure (3 Grand Rue)
• Albane – hairdressing & wellness (2 Cours Alexandre Gariel)
• Galerie d'art L'Olivier (Rue de la République)

For a wider choice: Régusse, a village of the upper Var known for its mills, has the essential local shops: a Super U in the shopping area, two grocery shops, a bakery, a pharmacy, a bar-tobacconist-newsagent, a doctor and several nurses, a post office with a cash machine, and a garage. There is, however, no butcher in the commune: residents find one in Aups (about 8 km) or Salernes.

Where to eat

• Chez Bonne Maman — restaurant · 31 Grand Rue
• Le Réjussia — pizzeria and snack bar · Cours Alexandre Gariel
• Au Temps des secrets — restaurant · 3 Rue de la République
• L'Olivier — restaurant · Les Lacs du Verdon campsite (seasonal)
• Le Presto — takeaway pizza and snacks · Zone Commerciale les Clouos

What to see, what to do

Windmills of Régusse

Two windmills restored in 1995 and inaugurated on 3 August 1996: one still produces flour, the other houses a museum of farming tools. Their original date remains uncertain — regional sources trace them back to the 12th-13th centuries, whereas the earliest known documentary mention is the 1565 assessment of the lands of the lordship. The link with the Templars is attested by a deed of 1292 requiring the inhabitants to grind their grain at the mill of the Temple of Saint-Maurice.

Château de Grimaldi (Grimaud-Régusse)

A former seigneurial castle, of which two towers survive, in the heart of the old village.

Clock Tower

The bell tower of the old village, a characteristic element of local Provençal heritage.

Commandery of Saint-Maurice

A former Templar commandery (one of the five in the Var), established around 1160 on the lands of Saint-Maurin. The remains stand on private property, not open to visitors.

Dolmen of Le Jas de Mèze

A dolmen of the Chalcolithic period, evidence of prehistoric occupation of the plateau.

Church of Saint-Laurent

A parish church built in 1676; in 1875 it received the bell from the former chapel of Villeneuve.

Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Miséricorde

A chapel of 1642, formerly that of the confraternity of White Penitents, now converted into a museum (the Maison du Combattant).

Chapel of Saint-Jean d'Albert

The chapel that gave its name to the hamlet of Saint-Jean, which developed from the 1970s-1980s onwards.

History of Régusse

The site, first Celto-Ligurian (Regussia), was occupied by the Romans. After the Wars of Religion of the 16th century, the deserted village was repopulated in 1580, notably by Hungarian families. A former possession of the Order of the Temple dependent on the commandery of Saint-Maurice, Régusse is recorded as a Templar fief in 1274; after 1309 it passed to the royal domain, then in 1319 to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, before being exchanged in 1322 with Arnaud de Trian. The Castellane family then held it until its sale in 1564. In 1613 Gaspard de Grimaud bought the lordship, raised to a marquisate in 1649; his descendants took the surname Grimaldi (with no connection to the Grimaldi of Monaco). In 1840 Villeneuve was attached to Régusse. The commune is associated with Alexandre Gariel, mayor of Régusse, who was imprisoned and then deported after the coup d'État of 2 December 1851, before becoming a faithful companion in exile of Victor Hugo.

Getting to Régusse

• By road: D 9 linking Aups with Montmeyan through the commune
• Public transport: Zou! regional network with an on-demand transport service.