Like the Grenette and Mayol squares, it is lined with old 16C, 17C and 18C houses.

Apart from the Montgolfier brothers and Marc Seguin (a model of his locomotive, 1828), we should mention the Seguin brothers who developed the rotary aircraft motor, the Gnôme, in 1908 - and the reconstitution of a traditional Vivarois kitchen.

A Gothic building, the remains of a priory founded in 1320 by a citizen of Annonay, Guy of Trachin. What did this fine fellow look like? You can see his bust above the North porch.

Their statues have been erected on this square at the entrance to old Annonay. Among them, the Montgolfier brothers and Marc Seguin (1786-1875), the inventor of the tubular steam-engine boiler. And for those who are indifferent to these innovator..

The tower and the ancient convent of Sainte-Marie can be seen at the crossroads of avenue de l'Europe and rue de la Valette.

A square that springs to life on Wednesdays and Saturdays... which are market days in Annonay and the atmosphere is full of colour; not the best day to take in the view of the Trachin chapel, but what does it matter!

This is where, in the presence of astonished notables, two paper manufacturers from Annonay, the Montgolfier brothers, took off in the first air balloon on 4 June 1783: one of humanity's greatest dreams became a reality. To the right of the tourist o..

Upstream, you can see the old, 14C Valgelas bridge and downstream, the river runs through the dark, narrow Fouines gorge, bordered by disused taweries.