Saint-Montan

Saint-Montan is a commune in the Ardèche department (Massif central, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France).

It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, which follows the course of the Rhône.

Tourism and main attractions

  • The San Samonta church.
  • The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church.

  • The Saint-André chapel in Mitroys.
  • Chapel known as the Missionary Family of Notre-Dame in Cité du Barrage.
  • The feudal castle and the castle town.

  • Cave of “Lourdes”.
  • Garden “of the Curé”.
  • The cave of the hermit Montanus located on the northern hill of the Sainte-Baume gorges.

Shortest distances by car

From Paris: 5 hr 52 min (634 km) via A6

From Lyon: 2 hr 6 min (175 km) via A7

From Marseille: 1 hr 42 min (153 km) via A7

From Nice: 3 hr 8 min (312 km) via A8 and A7

From Toulouse: 3 hr 38 min (379 km) via A61 and A9

From Monaco: 3 hr 26 min (335 km) via A8 and A7

From Andorra: 5 hr 25 min (506 km) via A9

From Madrid: 10 hr (1,085 km) via A-2 and A9

From Moscow: 33 hr (3,151 km) via E30/M1

From Belgrade: 14 hr 50 min (1,557 km) via E70 and A4

From Istanbul: 26 hr (2,506 km) via A4

From Bern: 4 hr 35 min (477 km) via A1

Main information

Area: 33 km2

Population: 1 942

Coordinates: 44°26′26″N 4°37′33″E

Language: French

Currency: Euro

Visa: Schengen

Time: Central European UTC +1

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