Geography of the Rhône bridges by Abel Chatelain
Focus on a study of human geography, the bridges of the Rhône by Abel Chatelain, or how to discover the history and development of river crossings through time.
Heritage
La Pile du Bac à Traille in Champagne en Ardèche
Situated on the banks of the Rhône at the end of the Rue du Port in Champagne, a distinctive building catches the eye: the Pile du Bac à Traille, a reaction ferry pillar, once used to transport passengers from one bank of the river to the other.
The Montgolfier brothers: Wild chronicles
On 20 July 2017, in Chroniques Sauvages on France Inter, Robert Arnaut offered to (re)broadcast a radio programme from 1996. The Montgolfier brothers? 42 minutes devoted to the hot-air balloon and its inventors, the Montgolfier brothers, and the Annonay-Rhône region from which the first aerostat took to the skies… It’s a poetic, historic and technical…
Annonay-Rhône, city of hot-air balloons
Since 1782 and the first successful flight of an aerostat at Vidalon in the Montgolfier brothers‘ park, the Annonay-Rhône area has become the“city of hot-air balloons“.
Green spaces, parks and gardens in Annonay, Ardèche
Are you familiar with the parks and gardens in Annonay-Rhône and in the towns and villages of the conurbation?Here’s a closer look at the main green spaces in the northern Ardèche.
Le Vidalon: from royal paper mill to business hub
Vidalon is the business hub for the Annonay-Rhône conurbation, combining coworking facilities, training rooms, a business incubator and a business hotel.
The birth of the hot-air balloon: the story of an innovation “made in Annonay”
The birth of the hot-air balloon, a story that’s several hundred years old in the Annonay-Rhône conurbation. A France Télévision report to (re)discover.
Annonay and hot-air balloons, the art of flight since 1782
Annonay-Rhône and hot-air balloons go back nearly 250 years. Let’s take a closer look at this passion for flight, which originated in the Ardèche region.