Travel Guide Roussillon

Located 20 km south of Vienna and impartiality between Lyon and Valencia, the city would hold its name either from Roscille, the allobroge chef allied to Caesar, or from the red clay of its slopes. The Middle Ages have the authority of the barons and then the counts of Roussillon extend to Lyonnais, Vivarais and Forez. It is in the current city hall, Château de la Renaissance, that was signed in 1564, the Edit de Roussillon (read below). During the First World War, SCUR, the Chemical Society of the Rhône Plants, installed the first facility for the production of phenol (used for explosives) on the commune on which the Rhodia plant, formerly Rhône-Poulenc, is located. The Roussillonnais country reflects the entire identity of the Rhône Valley: its varietals landscapes for leisure, its protected spaces, its rich heritage of all civilizations, not to mention the abundant production of fruit. The country Roussillonnais 100% Valley du Rhône is also an open door to Pilat Park, Ardèche and Drôme. it's already the South!