Charpey

Charpey was the center of an important ancient mandement that also included the priory of Saint-Didier, the commandery of Saint-Vincent and the farming village of Bésayes. Destroyed in 1345 during the Episcopal War.

The Charpey district comprises two villages: Charpey, a circular village built on a hill, and Saint-Didier, a hamlet located on the plain.
Reminders of ancient times are still clearly in evidence in the countryside, where the mark left on the Valence Plain by the Roman legions is ever-present. Previously upgraded Gallo-Roman remains testify to this past, as does a milliary column since lost but that was used as a font in the Church of Saint-Didier during the last century. Erected by the Emperor Claudius II in about 270 AD, this milliary column might indicate the existence of a nearby Roman road through the Isère Valley.