Lacoste, Vaucluse still. The oldest building in the town, the Maison Forte, dates back to the 9th century while the nearby Pont Julien remains one of the oldest standing examples of a working 1st century B.C. Roman bridge. Finnbar Mac Eoin, author of "Two Suitcases And A Dog" lives in Lacoste. He was the last person to drive across The Pont Julien before it closed to traffic in 2005. A plaque states, "We do not know who was the first person to cross, but an Irishman was the last". Lacoste is best known for its most notorious resident, Donatien Alphonse Francois comte
Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Rougiers, Venelles, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Mousteyret, Levens, Reveste, Cucuron, etc. He resided in a hôtel particulier on the Rue du Bac in Paris. He also resided at the family Hôtel de Valbelle in Aix-en-Provence. Additionally, he resided at the family castle, Château des Valbelles in Tourves. He had an affair with La Clairon (1723–1803) and bequeathed her 4,000 French livres after his death. He died of apoplexy on 18 November 1818 in Paris. He was buried in the Chartreuse de Montrieux, a monastery in Méounes-lès-Montrieux. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle (1729-1818) was a French aristocrat and military officer. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle