Laboule: Hiking, Market and Culture

Laboule lies at an altitude of 680 metres at the foot of the Tanargue massif. When planning your trip, you can choose from several different highlights: a challenging circular hike, a summer producers’ market, and activities related to heritage, music and nature. So decide whether you’d prefer to spend your time on a longer hike, a Friday at the market, or a cultural and nature programme that fits your schedule.

Hiking in the Tanargue

Le sentier des granges is a difficult 14.7-kilometre circular hike. The route takes six hours and includes 787 metres of ascent; it starts and ends in Laboule’s village square. The six-hour duration gives you a concrete timeframe for planning your day. Take the difficulty and elevation gain into account, and check mountain conditions before setting out.

The Tour de Laboule is also a hiking trail and is maintained by the Laboule festival committee. The distance, duration and elevation figures refer to Le sentier des granges.

Summer producers’ market

Laboule’s summer producers’ market takes place every Friday evening from 6 p.m., from early July to late August, in the shady square at the foot of the church. If you’re planning your stay around the market, schedule your trip for a Friday during this period and check the date before you travel.

The market offers local food and handmade products: cheese, bread, honey, vegetables and jams, as well as chestnut products, artisan ice cream and crêpes. Woodwork, textiles and natural wine round out the selection. The range may vary from one market date to the next.

Heritage, music and nature

The cabane pastorale du Tanargue is an agricultural heritage site within the municipality of Laboule. It was rebuilt from the ruins of a former summer mountain pasture farm and is used by shepherds in summer during the transhumance season. It offers a way to understand both the site’s former use and the area’s seasonal pastoral farming.

The Saison musicale de Laboule is organised by the association for the renovation of the church. The concert programme is for 2026; if you’re planning your trip around a concert, check the dates for the year of your stay.

Activities organised by the Ecocentre de Laboule include pottery and weaving workshops, concerts and film screenings, agroecology, hikes and stays in the wilderness, wildlife hides and observation, and community work projects. Activities vary according to the calendar and opportunities. The Ecocentre de Laboule also offers stays focused on exploring and observing the wilderness and taking practical action to protect it; these stays are linked to seasonal activities at the Ecocentre and in the surrounding area. If you’re planning a trip around one of these stays, check the dates in advance.

The Association des deux vallées operates in Rocles, Joannas, Laboule, Beaumont and Valgorge. It organises outings to discover the area’s fauna, flora and architecture.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon, Saint-Marcel-Lès-Annonay, Veyras, Pourchères, Saint-Fortunat-Sur-Eyrieux, Lentillères, Satillieu, Lablachère

For the broader travel overview: Ardèche.