Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône The Train Station RouteHeritage 9 The station and its railway have enabled the city to develop its industry, its habitat and to ease communication and exchanges with other major regional and national cities. Served by many daily trains, it has...
Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône The Town Hall RouteHeritage 3 This place, called “Orsoles” in the Roman period, crossed by the Agrippa way and following the Rhône river, has always been an obligatory point of passage, due to the narrowing of the valley. The young city...
Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône Franchise Street RouteHeritage 7 In 1479, under the protest pressure of the Saint-Vallierois, Aymar VI of Poitiers came to this street to take note of their protests. At that time, the owners had to pay the “taille”, known as the five imperial...
Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône The Smallest House RouteHeritage 6 This house of 6 m2 on the ground, with a first floor and an attic, is not only the smallest house in the city but in France too. The ground floor and the first floor were built at the end of the 18th century,...
Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône The Grain Hall RouteHeritage 8 François the 1st gave his agreement in 1523 for a farmer’s market to take place every Thursday in the grain hall, following the request of Diane de Poitiers. She also obtained permission from the king to build a...
Diane de Poitiers, Privas, Tour Diane de Poitiers
Saint-Vallier-sur-Rhône The Castle RouteHeritage 5 This castle, built in the 11th century by the Counts of Albon, was a fortress located outside the ramparts. Its strategic position on the upper part of the city, at the confluence of the Galaure and Rhône rivers, made...
