La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.
Cited in 1037 under the name of Roca, the village then had a varying etymology being named La Rocca d'An Tarron (in 1200), Roccha Tarroni (in 1274), and then Rocca d'en Tarron.
La Roque-d'Anthéron is one of the municipalities that have received the Esperanto Green Star , a distinction awarded to the mayors of municipalities that identify speakers of the constructed language Esperanto.
Since 1981, the La Roque-d'Anthéron International Piano Festival has been held every year in summer (July-August) in this town which has become "the Mecca of the piano"
Many events take place every year in La Roque-d'Anthéron, like the Cherry Festival on the 1 st of June, the Country Roque Festival in July, or the Amateur Theater Festival "The Rocatines" (organized by the Theater Empty) in May.