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BETWEEN CEZE AND ARDECHE RIVERS
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Issirac |
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Click to visit town,
village or monument ::
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| Population :: |
180 |
Village
festival :: |
August 15-18 |
| Town hall :: |
04 66 82 13 11 |
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This circular village is situated at an altitude of 282 meters
(the highest point in the canton of Pont Saint Esprit), and
it overlooks the mountain range of the Cévennes and
the Mont Lozère. There is a viewpoint diagram in the
village.
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| shops |
1 Café/bar
Guest houses
Sheep's milk cheese and goat cheese for sale at the farms. |
| heritage |
Church renovated in the 19th century
Votive fountains in the Campiel neighborhood
Grotto/sinkhole de la Forestière, open to the public from Easter to the
end of October. |
| history |
Inhabited since the Gallo-Roman era, then integrated into
the seigneury of Barjac and of the counts of Vogue, the village had up
to 800 residents during the 18th century. |
| local products |
Vineyards (Coteaux de Vivarais A.O.C.)
Lavender
Fruit trees (cherries, apricots, plums, etc.)
Stone-cutting
Farming of organic eggs |
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Cevennes foothills
Tave river valley
In the Cotes du Rhone
Around Uzes
Near the Pont du Gard
Across the bridge from Avignon