The Roots of the Luberon Lavender Museum
Founded in 1991 by Georges Lincelé, a producer and distiller of fine lavender in Lagarde d'Apt, the museum was established with the aim of preserving lavender and its history. It houses his personal collection of stills dating from the 16th to the 20th century in a unique location at the heart of the Luberon. There, he shares his knowledge and expertise, continuing the legacy of his grandfather Venance (a distiller in 1890 in Saint-Christol) and his father Marius, championing what he calls “the charm of Provence” - true lavender.
Today’s Generation: Continuing fine lavender Legacy
Today, his son Jack, also a lavender grower and distiller, continues this beautiful adventure by offering new perspectives for visits, animations, and summer workshops, as well as an exquisite range of organic cosmetic products and designer fragrances made with essential oil of fine lavender from his harvests.
Surrounded by his enthusiastic team full of ideas, they put together a varied program with guided tours, educational botanical explanations, films, and workshops to provide a complete and wonderful experience, showcasing the finest lavender of Provence.
Passionate Lavender Farmers & essential oil distillers
“We are lavender farmers, extracting from our soil the purest and most noble expression of agriculture: an exceptional lavender, unique in the world, non-genetically modified, natural, honest, and expressive, which, beyond time and place, continues to enchant us, ignite our passions, and touch us deeply.”
Jack Lincelé
A Family Tradition
As a family of fine lavender producers and distillers for five generations, the Lincelé family continues the tradition and passes down their expertise. Each generation inherits the experience of its elders and contributes its unique touch, with the sole objective of perpetuating the cultivation of fine lavender and ensuring it is not sacrificed in the name of modernity and convenience.
Producers and Distillers of Fine Lavender Essential Oil
To use for aromatherapy
More than just producers, the family is also involved in distillation, aiming to produce high Provence lavender oil, the only one protected by a PDO.
This fine lavender essential oil from Provence mountains has been used for centuries to disinfect cuts, sooth and heal burns, sooth bugs bites hitching, help relaxation of the body and relieve stress as well as curing insomnia. Its spectrum of use is so broad, that it is known as the blue gold of Provence.
Wearing multiple hats - producers, museum conservators, distillers - the Lincelé family also manufactures cosmetic products. Ecological and biological, their natural products are perfect for body care.
Organic and Ecological Cosmetic Care manufactured in Provence
The Château du Bois Provence, a beauty and wellness brand, is rooted in the production of fine lavender and draws strength from selecting the finest natural extracts in high concentrations.
The development and production are exclusively based in Provence; our family laboratory is located in Coustellet, next to our lavender museum.
The traditional values of our Château du Bois Provence brand guarantee ecological and biological cosmetics certified by Ecocert, natural niche fragrances, and high-quality lavender teas and honey.
