Situated midway between Valence and Montélimar, the magnificent site of Mirmande leaves no one indifferent. The name Mirmande comes from Mirus which means admirable, and mandarer, meaning dominate. The Amis de Mirmande association, founded in 1948, proposes venues each summer where professionals and amateurs from the world of Art can meet.
Take the steep alley to discover the 12th century church of Saint Faith (Ste Foy) where exhibitions are held and concerts take place.

This small fortified hillside town, with 3 000 inhabitants in the 19th century making a living from silkworm farming, was saved from ruin by the cubist painter and writer, André Lhote.

First prize for the most beautiful roofs of France award in 1975; the site was protected by the mayor, Haroun Tazieff (French geologist and volcanologist).

2 kms from Mirmande, don’t miss Cliousclat, listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments, a potters’ village with its charming pottery and a small museum dedicated to the history of pottery. Telephone: (0)475 63 15 60.