Annonay, Administrative commune in Ardèche, France
Annonay is a commune in Ardèche in southeastern France, located at an elevation of 358 meters (about 1,175 feet). The settlement extends across valleys where the Cance and Deûme rivers converge.
Written records first mention the settlement in the year 403, when a community took root here. During the medieval period, the place grew into a fortified town that later evolved through industry.
The town once carried a paper production whose craftsmanship remains visible in the older quarters today. Small workshops and galleries show how this centuries-old knowledge shaped the region.
Every Wednesday and Saturday, a weekly market takes place in the town center selling regional products from Ardèche. The place is best explored on foot to discover the winding streets and squares between the valleys.
Two brothers launched a hot-air-filled balloon here in 1782 that would soon carry people into the air for the first time. This experiment opened the way for hot-air ballooning that later spread worldwide.
Location: canton of Annonay-Nord
Location: canton of Annonay-Sud
Location: Ardèche
Location: arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
Elevation above the sea: 460 m
Shares border with: Boulieu-lès-Annonay, Davézieux, Roiffieux, Vanosc, Vernosc-lès-Annonay, Villevocance, Burdignes
Phone: +33475693250
Email: mairie@annonay.fr
Website: https://mairie-annonay.fr
GPS coordinates: 45.24000,4.67083
Latest update: December 13, 2025 19:34
Domaine de Marc Seguin
2.6 km
Musée des Papeteries Canson et Montgolfier
1.8 km
Église de la Sainte-Famille d'Annonay
1.5 km
Château de Déomas
1.8 km
Église Saint-François d'Annonay
274 m
Église Saint-Joseph d'Annonay
179 m
Chapelle Sainte-Claire d'Annonay
223 m
Couvent Sainte-Marie d'Annonay
182 m
Église Notre-Dame d'Annonay
184 mPapeteries Canson et Montgolfier
1.8 km
Our Lady Church
1.6 km
Tour des Martyrs
165 m
Japperenard
2.7 km
Maison La Vanaude
733 m
Église Saint-Martin-de-Tours de Roiffieux
1.9 km
Église Saint-Maurice d'Annonay
5 km
Chapelle de Trachin
71 mCroix de Chirol
6.2 km
Chapelle Sainte-Marie d'Annonay
168 m
Temple anciennement chapelle des Jésuites Notre-Dame-de-l'Aumône d'Annonay
116 m
Théâtre municipal d'Annonay
205 m
Chapelle du domaine de Marc Seguin d'Annonay
2.6 km
Château du Colombier
976 m
Church of Villevocance
6.6 km
Monument aux frères Montgolfier
381 m
Chapelle du cimetière d'Annonay
939 m
Chapelle du domaine du Colombier d'Annonay
941 m
Ancienne chapelle de la Petite Providence d'Annonay
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