Village of Saint-Gineys-en-Coiron
Saint-Gineis-en-Coiron
At the southern end of the village you will find an exceptional archeological and geological site, called Balmes de Montbrun. The name Balmes d'Montbrun or burned mountain, evokes its volcanic origins.
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Description
Inside the crater of this ancient volcano the cave dwellers amazingly carved their homes using the lava rock, even constructing a chapel to St. Catherine. The site made up a real village (over 30 of the caves have 2 levels).
Poor peasants still continued to live in them just up to the end of the 19th century.
It is one of the best examples of medieval cave dwelling in the South of France.
From the top promontory of Des Balmes you can see the site of the Oppidum of Cheylard.
We also propose:
- Eglise de Saint-Gineys-en-Coiron
- Statue de Sainte-Raône
- Village de Saint-Pons
- Village de Saint-Germain
- Village de Berzème
- Village de Saint-Andéol-de-Berg
- Village de Darbres
- Village de Lussas
- Village de Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie
- Village de Sceautres
- Village de Mirabel
- Village de Saint-Jean-le-Centenier
- Ville de Villeneuve-de-Berg
- Aire de pique-nique à Saint Gineis en Coiron village
- Circuit Randoland pour les enfants à St Gineys en Coiron
- Circuit "De St Gineys en Coiron aux Balmes de Montbrun"
- Balmes de Montbrun
- Topo-guide "Monts de Berg et Massif du Coiron"
Coordinates
- Adress07580 Saint-Gineis-en-Coiron
- Contact04 75 36 72 67
04 75 94 89 28 - E-mailContact us by e-mail
- Web siteAccess to the site
- GPS coordinatesLatitude : 44.633234
Longitude : 4.533508