Aiguèze
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
The name comes from aigo, water, after the springs that rise along the fault where Aiguèze sits. Seen from the Ardèche, the village hangs over the river at the mouth of the gorges, guarded by the ruins of a medieval fort whose watch path looks into the canyon. Its church, Romanesque in origin, was redecorated in 1910 with gifts from a village-born Archbishop of Rouen.
Highlights
- The fort's watch path, overlooking the entrance to the Ardèche gorges
- Gorges de l'Ardèche nature reserve, home to Bonelli's eagles and peregrines (FR)
- Parish church with decor donated in 1910 by the Archbishop of Rouen
- A Renaissance house that now serves as the town hall
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Aiguèze (FR), Aiguèze (EN), Aiguèze (IT)), Wikivoyage (Aiguèze). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 212
Things to see
- Chabot Cave (FR)
- Points Cave (FR)
- Vestiges (FR)
- Église Saint-Roch d'Aiguèze (FR)
- Dolmen du Pié de Mounié (FR)
- Menhir du Pié de Mounié (FR)
Specialities of Occitania
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
- Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
- Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
- BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine occitane). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
19 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 13
- Hotels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 3
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Montclus · 12 km
- La Roque-sur-Cèze · 13 km
- La Garde-Adhémar · 19 km
- Lussan · 23 km
- Balazuc · 27 km