Welcome in Aubenas
Located half way between the
Auvergne and the Provence, the Lyonnais and the Cévennes,
and dominating the valley of the Ardèche, Aubenas
is a crossroads in the department, situated 40 km.
from the Rhône Valley, 30 km. from the Ardèche
Gorges and 50km from the Ardèche Mountain.
At an altitude of 237 m. and with a population of
11045 AUBENAS is an active commercial centre, making
it the capital of Ardèche Meridionale.
Aubenas, ancient feudal city, hosts a 12th -13th century
castle with a Renaissance courtyard, a main staircase
and glazed tiles with the possibility of a guided
tour, a Church with its wooded chancel and its 18th
c altarpiece, the dome St Benoît, a former Benedictine
Chapel dating back to the 17th c. During the war it
was used as corn store which explains the name of
the square in front of the dome, "Place de la
Grenette".
Aubenas welcomes you with its 255 hotel bedrooms -1
and 2 stars. 584 camping spaces - from 2 to 4 stars.
128 self-contained flats inspected by the tourist
office.
33 bed and breakfast.
Restaurant capacity of 1500 persons
THE CASTEL >
THE
DOME ST-BENOIT :
It is the masterpiece of Aubenas’religious architecture.
Formerly, it was the chapel of a convent of Benedictines
(17th c.) and is remarkable for its hexagonal shape
and its huge 17th c. Dome. During the French Revolution,
it was used as a grain storehouse. In 1944 it was
listed as an historical monument
SAINT
LAURENT’S CHURCH
This church was called Saint Dominique church in the
13th c. With the religious wars, it was destroyed
and rebuilt in 1612 on the order of Marie de Medicis.
Inside, the woods date back to the 18th c. and come
from the ancient Jesuit’s convent. Its chapel
which is called chapel Ste Claire (Also called the
chapel of the martyrs) dates back to the 15th c. Its
façade is however rather recent as it dates
back to the 19th c.
Aubenas and the Gastronomy
Local wines, Liqueurs, Mineral waters – Vals,
Vernet, Le Pestrin, Reine de Basalte, Grande source
du volcan, Arcens-, Cooked pork meats – "pâté",
"saucisson"…- Crayfish, Trouts, Cheeses
– "Picodon", "Coucouron",
"le Goudoulet" -, Fruits – Peaches,Cherries,
pears, kiwis, bilberries, raspberries-, Honey, jam,
"Marrons glacés" and "Nougats".
Aubenas' entertainment
: Municipal swimming-pool, Covered bowling
pitch, Discothèque, toy library, day nursery,
cultural center, cycling, mountain biking, canoeing,
kayak, canyoning, potholing, tennis, climbing, hiking
and horse back riding, trout fishing, fitness center,
nautical center, piloting, microlighting at lanas,
paragliding at Les Vans, Karting at Lavilledieu, miniature
golf at Vals Les Bains…
1 - Place de l'Airette - Table d'Orientation
2 - Porte Belvèze
3 - Porte des Jacobiens et Maison Valleton
4 - Château
5 - Maison et rue Delichères
6 - Grande Rue et Maison Missolz de Ferrières
7 - Eglise St Laurent
8 - Rue du 4 Septembre
9 - Maison B2ranger de la Tour
10 - Rue Jourdan et Maison Michel Veyrenc
11 - Chapelle des Cordeliers
12 - Dôme St Benoît
13 - Tour Huguenaude
14 - Porte St Antoine
15 - Tour ronde
16 - Rue Léson lacoste
17 - Porte Ste Anne et Hôtel Goudard Ruelle
18 - Porte des Soeurs et Place de la Rotonde
19 - Maison Maître Duserre
20 - Boulevard Gambetta
