Travel Facts |
airports |
Nimes, Avignon, Montpelier, Lyon, Marseille |
railway station |
regular rail links from Paris to Avignon, Valence, Montelimar. with local connections to Privas. |
| by road |
main motorway access from A7 |
| area |
5523km² |
| population |
268 000 |
| administrative capital |
Privas |
Some things to see and do... |
| The Ardeche Gorges |
One of the most beautiful canyons in France. A listed nature reserve best explored by boat or on foot. |
| La Grotte Chauvet |
With cave paintings dating from 32 000BC, one of the most impressive prehistorical sites in France. |
| Ardeche Villages |
The villages of the Ardèche have a lot of charm and they aim to prove it. Forty villages with a strong character have decided to take particular care of their heritage by making it even more accessible to all.
10
of them have already joined forces to produce quality guidelines to welcome you and invite you to share their traditions and know-how. |
| The Issarles Lake |
A listed site. The result of molten magma meeting water, the lake is in the crater of an extinct volcano, 90 hectares in area and with a maximum depth of 204 feet. |
Spectacular scenery, impressive archaeological sites, charming villages and towns steeped in tradition and proud of their heritage. The Ardeche is an excellent holiday destination for all the family! |
