La Roche-sur-le-Buis lies 5 kilometres east of Buis-les-Baronnies, in a valley with vineyards and olive groves. The village was built on the slopes of Mount Gravas between imposing rock formations.
Renting a holiday apartment in La Roche-sur-le-Buis can be part of your travel plans.
Landscape
The Promenade des oliviers is an easy, short family trail through the olive groves of La Roche-sur-le-Buis, offering views of the village and its rocky surroundings.
Culture and History
The painting “Martyre de saint Sébastien”, located in La Roche-sur-le-Buis, was created by Fortuné Joseph Layraud in 1869. The work is classified as a historic monument.
Above La Roche-sur-le-Buis, parts of the old fortification wall, the keep and the ruins of the château have been preserved. The Château de La Roche-sur-le-Buis is recognised by the Baronnies provençales Regional Nature Park as a remarkable elevated site.
In the past, the location of La Roche-sur-le-Buis made it possible to control the exchange between Buis-les-Baronnies and Mévouillon.
The Musée Joseph-Fortuné Layraud presents the former rural way of life in a permanent exhibition featuring numerous agricultural tools and everyday objects from the Baronnies.
The Chapelle des Pénitents is a 17th-century chapel in the centre of La Roche-sur-le-Buis, opposite the church. The restored Chapelle des Pénitents was converted into the Musée d’arts et traditions des Baronnies – J.F. Layraud in 1988.
The brotherhood of the Pénitents, a religious and charitable brotherhood, emerged in La Roche-sur-le-Buis towards the end of the 17th century.
In the 12th century, Benedictine monks from Saint-André de Villeneuve-les-Avignon built a church between the hamlets of Sias and Preyrauds, which was then called Beata Maria de Syas.
The Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs is located 200 metres north of the hamlet of Preyrauds, between the hamlets of Sias and Preyrauds, in a meadow at the foot of the Falaise de Banne, and is visible from the D154.
Regional Cuisine
La Grangette de Biquette & Cie offers festive specialities made with selected regional ingredients, as well as dishes inspired by grandmothers’ recipes and connected with mountain agriculture.
