Historic site and monument

Labeaume : a village with outstanding character

Ardèche ()

Labeaume : a village with outstanding character
©R.Dupont-ADT07
Description

Then over the centuries, the village borrowed this name using different variants (like Balma, La Balme-sous-Sampzon…), "Labeaume" dating from the end of the 19th century.
Nestled against its limestone cliffs, the village of Labeaume appears like an oasis in the middle of the scrub.
The tortuous river that so prettily emphasizes it offers remarkable points of view from the cliffs (roof gardens, marvellous vistas over the village). The rest of the territory forms a plateau made only of limestone formations from the Jurassic period whose deposits are spread out over 170 million to 130 million years, at an elevation between 170 meters to the south and 282 meters to the north. These formations are arranged in strata that can easily be seen in the gorges carved out by the rivers.
A quarry from which the famous Ruoms stone is extracted and a marble works are established in the community. They are the last representatives of a once prosperous activity.

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Contact et accès
07120 Labeaume
Ardèche (7)
Informations complémentaires
Services
  • Unguided group tours
  • Unguided individual tours
Équipements
  • Picnic area
  • Lift
  • Bar
  • Toilets
  • Public WC
  • Exhibition space
  • Car park
  • Defibrillator
  • Restaurant
  • Pay car park
Activités
  • Activity
  • Concert
  • Temporary exhibition
Langues parlées
  • English
  • French
Langues de visite
  • French
Visite
  • Durée moyenne (individuels) : 60 min

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Labeaume : a village with outstanding character

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