Eygluy-Escoulin: Heritage and Hiking

Eygluy-Escoulin Between Valleys and History

Eygluy-Escoulin stretches across two valleys. A striking place where landscape and heritage meet is the Église Saint-Pierre-de-la-Sépie, near the village of Escoulin: it stands on a spur overlooking the Sépie valley. The church can only be viewed from the outside; bear this in mind when planning your visit. Its location alone connects a visit to the village with a tangible sense of the valley landscape.

Church, Temple Site, and Local History

The Église Saint-Pierre de Sépie dates from the 12th century. It was built on a site previously occupied by a temple dedicated to the goddess Andarte. Saint-Pierre de Sépie was also the church of an Augustinian priory. These details shed light on different aspects of this religious site: the 12th century dates the church, while the temple dedication refers to the site's earlier use; the priory's history describes the building's ecclesiastical role. This gives you historical context beyond the building's age, without implying that the temple and church were the same structure.

Two coins discovered in Escoulin point to a Gallic presence there. A commemorative plaque in Eygluy-Escoulin remembers the FFI Maquisards who were present in the summer of 1944. Together with the church and temple history, these details add widely separated periods to the history of the area: Gallic presence and remembrance of 1944.

Hiking and Planning Your Time

The GRP de la Gervanne is a difficult hiking route covering 91.9 kilometres, with a stated duration of seven days. Variants allow you to divide the loop into two, three, or five days of hiking. This gives you a choice of different timeframes within the same route plan; the route's difficulty remains a separate factor to consider. Check the route details before setting out.

A 9.8-kilometre stage of the GRP runs from Eygluy-Escoulin to Omblèze. This names a specific section, with a start and finish, in addition to the full route. If you are planning around a particular stretch, you can consider this stage separately from the decision to hike the entire loop over several days.

Food and Accommodation

A profile published in 2024 about 2023 describes A pas d'âne as offering a Table paysanne and picnics, as well as donkey rentals for hikes. Meals included beef products from the farm. If you are planning a meal, a picnic, or a donkey hike today, check in advance whether the offering is available for your dates.

A tourism listing updated in September 2025 describes A pas d'âne as a stopover gîte in a former 19th-century stone farmhouse. Check availability before your trip.

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Go to the regional travel overview: Drôme.