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village perched on the hill

charming village with a grocery store, cafe and bakery. beautiful footbridge over the river.

Area dedicated to picnics with dining tables and a magnificent swimming area.

Great climb to Mont Aigoual. Directly after André-de-Valborgne there is a lot of gravel on the road for several kilometers due to construction work (as of May 25, 2024). I would hate to have to drive down there. Up we go!

This village which is in the heart of the Cévennes national park is the ideal place to take a break. The fountain offers you good spring water, come and drink from it before walking along the main street of the village. The landscapes surrounding the town well represent the wild beauty of this Cévennes country.

Saint Stephen “Saint-ETIENNE” is one of the seven first deacons of the early Jerusalem community and is also the first martyr (martyr) of early Christianity. The church remembers him on Boxing Day, December 26th. When Stephen uttered his vision of the open heaven, "And being filled with the Holy Spirit, he looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God" (Acts chapter 7 verse 55), the people were so indignant that that they drove him out of the city and stoned him.

This church has an architectural feature in the left wing. A window, invisible from the inside, throws natural light onto the statue of the Mother of God, giving the statue a halo.

St-André de Valborgne is a pretty village marked by the silk industry in the 19th century. Five spinning mills are thus present on the banks of the Gardon de Saint-Jean. The Château de Nogaret, on an old path leading to the Pompidou, is also an important monument in the village.