Le Béage: Hotels and Accommodation

Le Béage is located on the high plateaus of the Ardèche, in the heart of the Massif du Mézenc, at an altitude of 1,200 metres. The village lies between Mont Gerbier de Joncs and Lac d’Issarlès.

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Nature

The flat summit of Suc de la Lauzière offers an impressive view of the other sucs in the massif.

Trails

The “Au pays des sucs, le tour du Montfol” route is moderately difficult, 12.2 kilometres long, takes four hours, and is a loop with 360 metres of ascent. It crosses the “Secteurs des sucs Gerbier et Mézenc” Natura 2000 site, whose heathlands are home to animal and plant life that is rare at European level.

Culture

The Le Béage heritage hike is a fun circular walk exploring the heritage of several municipalities in the area. The church in Le Béage, dedicated to Saint Peter, was built in 1862 and houses an enamelled copper cross in repoussé technique from the Chartreuse de Bonnefoy.

The ruins of the Chartreuse de Bonnefoy date from the 18th century. The surviving structures include the priory house, the square tower and the entrance pavilion. The Chartreuse de Bonnefoy is privately owned and cannot be entered outside guided tours. From the small car park at the edge of the site, it is a 500-metre walk; an information board is located there. The nave of the Chartreuse de Bonnefoy is currently closed to visitors because of extensive damage. The site is also home to the contemporary artwork “De l’autre côté” by Stéphane Thidet; it is part of the Parcours artistique du Partage des Eaux.

You can access other local pages via Barnas, La Souche, La Rochette and Saint-Clément.

For the higher-level travel overview: Ardèche.