Villages historiques en Ardèche

Historic Towns and Villages

This collection highlights the architectural heritage of the Ardèche department, featuring a range of historic bridges, fountains, and civic buildings. Spanning from the Roman era to the 19th century, structures include the 2nd-century Pont Romain du Pouzin and the medieval Pont Louis XIII in Privas. The list also showcases the region's industrial history through the suspension bridges of Marc Seguin and the natural intermittent spring of Vals-les-Bains, alongside significant town halls that define these ancient communes.

Historic Towns and Villages — Carte

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Pont Romain du Pouzin

Roman engineering work dating to the early 2nd century, located in Le Pouzin.

B

Pont Grand

The Pont Grand is a stone bridge connecting Tournon-sur-Rhône to Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, in Ardèche, France, built between 1379 and 1583.

C

Pont de Rochemaure sur le Rhône

19th-century suspension bridge spanning the Rhône, located near the medieval ruins of Rochemaure.

D

Pont du Roi

Stone bridge spanning the Doux river between Boucieu-le-Roi and Colombier-le-Vieux.

E

Pont du Robinet

Historic suspension bridge built in 1847, crossing the Rhône at a narrow pass.

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Pont du Robinet

Historic suspension bridge built in 1847, crossing the Rhône at a narrow pass.

G

Fontaine

Historic public fountain located in the village of Baix.

H

Les Grandes Fontaines

Public fountain located in Saint-Marcel-d’Ardèche.

Хрюша / CC BY-SA 3.0

I

Passerelle Marc Seguin

Suspension bridge built between 1847 and 1849, connecting Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain-l’Hermitage.

Alainauzas / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Pont du Gua

Bridge spanning the Beaume river, connecting the villages of Beaumont and Sanilhac.

François Bassaget / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Pont du Moulin sur Cance

Historic suspension bridge spanning the Cance river.

L

Mariac

Mariac is a commune in the Ardèche department in the south of France.

M

Pont Louis XIII

12th-century stone bridge crossing the Ouvèze river in Privas.

N

Fontaine Giroud

Historic water feature in La Voulte-sur-Rhône, also known as the Giroud fountain.

Marianne Casamance / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Source intermittente de Vals Les Bains

Natural intermittent spring that erupts periodically like a geyser in the center of the thermal town.

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Pont Romain de Viviers

Ancient Roman bridge in Viviers, crossing the Escoutay river.

Q

Mairie de Grospierres

Municipal town hall of the commune of Grospierres.

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Hôtel de Ville Privas

Municipal town hall serving the capital of the Ardèche department.

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Mairie de Désaignes

Town hall serving the historic and medieval village of Désaignes.

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Mairie de Colombier-le-Cardinal

Administrative building for the commune of Colombier-le-Cardinal.