Biking

Easily one of the greatest factors in choosing this area, to rent a house, is the nearby routes for biking, for example Mt Ventoux, St Remy-Eygalieres, Orange-Vaison la Romaine, Aix en Provence-Cassis, Alpe d'Huez-le Bourg d'Oisans-Sestriere, col d'Madone (both), and the closest of all - the Hilltop Villages and Gordes, Roussillon. Corsica and Sardania (2 Islands off Nice)
A few hours further away, Loire Valley, Alsace, and the Pyrenees, and, then a few more hours, Mosel River/Trier to Koblenz, Neckar Valley, and Salzburg/Vienna.
Every time I have ridden 10 to 14 days consecutively, I lose 20-25 lbs. this might be the next biggest factor. Then, it might be the good restaurants and Patisseries, that are every where, or the nearby villages/cities - none bigger thatn 1,000, except, Cavaillon and Apt, with Farmer's markets, seven days a week in the surrounding villages, and lastly 45 minutes to the Avignon TGV station(Bullet train) that gets to Paris in 2:30.
To grow Geraniums in window boxes, some micro Basil, Arugula, and red Poppies, to hear the Village church bells, and, sometimes, Rooster's crowing, this would offset the "Mistral".
And, lastly, it has always been a place of 'Perfect light', attracting lots of Watercolorist and classes by really good artists, this would surely help me.