Peyrolles

Motorists traveling on the D907 arrive in the territory of Peyrolles after passing through the tunnel. The scattered farmhouses of this village, lacking a central core, are generally located halfway up the slopes in the "valats" that feed the Gardon river.

The most commonly accepted etymology would be linked to the situation of the village, at the bottom of a cauldron, "periol"; the other, perhaps more linguistically defensible, would make it a derivative of the Occitan "peyre" (stone).

The very old road which connected St-Jean du Gard to St-André de Valborgne, bypassed the steep hill under which the tunnel is dug, climbed up the side of the rock towards the village, then descended into the bed of the Gardon which it crossed at the Arénas bridge before heading towards Bussas.
During the Camisard War, Peyrolles suffered the usual ordeal of this type of conflict. This was all the more true as the parish territory was a necessary passage for many Camisard routes.
From 1847 to 1880, the population reached 170 inhabitants. Affected by depopulation, Peyrolles gradually saw its population decline. In recent years, the situation seems to be slowly reversing.
From 1970 onwards, many abandoned houses were brought back to life, most becoming second homes.

Points of interest:
- Find the history of the village of Peyrolles on the town's website.

-In recent years, the municipality of Peyrolles has undertaken a major project to rehabilitate the hydraulic dams in Valescure (dark valley), a long-term operation, part of a pilot project carried out by various institutional and scientific partners.

- Its 12th-century temple/church, on a scale befitting the village! A corner of paradise...

For tourist information, the Mont Aigoual Causses Cévennes Tourist Office in St André de Valborgne is at your disposal.