Jaunac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Jaunac is located in the Eyrieux Valley in the heart of the Hautes Boutières.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Jaunac is specifically planning their stay around this destination.

Landscape

Because of its remarkable geological character, the Rocher de Brion is designated as a UNESCO Geosite.

The Rocher de Brion is a basalt dyke at an altitude of around 900 metres. Between 950 and 1050, it was home to a medieval village with a castle above it.

At the Rocher de Brion, an interpretation trail features information panels explaining the history of the site.

The Rocher de Brion offers views over the Eyrieux and Dorne valleys.

Culture

Jaunac Church has a central nave and three chapels with stained-glass windows. The chapels and the choir are covered with 19th-century wall paintings; there is also a colourful fresco on the walls and in the central nave.

Jaunac Church stands in a forest on an isolated promontory above the village and has a bell-gable tower.

Jaunac Church can be visited by requesting the key from the town hall.

Things to do

The “Petit tour du Rocher de Brion” circular trail leads to the remains of a medieval village and a castle that developed in the heart of an ancient volcano.

Along the “Petit tour du Rocher de Brion” circular trail, information panels trace the development of settlement and the various ways the surrounding area was used from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Starting from Jaunac, Circuit du Picodon No. 4 provides an opportunity to discover Jaunac Church, with its bell-gable tower on a promontory, and the small chapel in the centre of Jaunac.

Food and drink

Ferme Boulon is an organic farm producer that makes Picodon with AOP protected designation of origin.

Ferme Boulon offers farm tours by prior appointment.

Visitors to Chèvrerie de Bouchet-Ravaux can watch the herd return during the evening milking and learn about the traditional production of Picodon AOP from organic farming.

The “Circuit du Picodon No. 4” loop leads from Jaunac to Bouchet-Ravaux, where there is a cheese producer.

Ferme Boulon offers goat’s and cow’s cheese, as well as processed products made from AOP-certified Ardèche chestnuts.

Chèvrerie de Bouchet-Ravaux offers direct sales at the farm and on Wednesday mornings at the market in Le Cheylard; self-guided visits are possible during opening hours.

Chèvrerie de Bouchet-Ravaux is located at an altitude of 750 metres above Jaunac; visitors can discover the traditional production of Picodon AOP from organic farming there.

More local pages: Saint-Fortunat-Sur-Eyrieux, Accons, Saint-Martin-D'ardèche, Les Salelles, Saint-Julien-le-Roux, Malbosc, Le Cheylard, Saint-Didier-Sous-Aubenas

For the overview of the wider destination: Ardèche.