Things to see and do Le Pilat - Monts du Forez

The House of the Hermitage is the great reliquary of Marcellin Champagnat. The Marist Brothers today have about 3,000 members working with young people in 80 countries around the world. At Notre-Dame de l'Hermitage you will first of all be able to discover the life and work of the Marists founded. This place is also a destination for pilgrims who come to pray in front of the reliquary of Saint Marcellin, displayed in the chapel of Notre-Dame. Apart from its primary vocation, which is to welcome Marists from all over the world, this establishment, totally renovated in 2010, is organized to receive people seeking a personal retreat.

The Haut-Pilat Tourist Office is at your disposal to provide you with good addresses and beautiful places to discover in the Regional Natural Park. Nature lovers, discover Pilat in a different way: treasure hunts, Pilat by bike, gourmet tours, snowshoeing, nights in a refuge, thrills... On your own or with your family, the Tourist Office offers you routes to suit your interests. Vineyards, mountains, nature offers itself to you through the famous paths of Pilat.

This is a small commune that always moves very much, thanks to its own initiative union! Since 2004, there have been no fewer than 47 exhibitions around the plastic arts, tourism, history and writing that have come to the house of associations. In all, 77 creators gave birth to this cultural place that works rather well! To celebrate this, the summer of 2011 was the occasion to offer a retrospective of this journey in the form of several exhibitions throughout the village with a summer circuit that visitors had to follow. On the theme Red love, the tone was given: poetry, music, creative participation of visitors, Saint-Julien-Molin-Wheel was in joy! Opening, concerts, welcoming painters, sculptors, photographers and video designers, it was unthinkable to miss this! Who knows you will see it (still) next year…

Vert-ânes welcomes you for a nature walk with the donkeys of the house. From the hiking trails, for beginners or experienced, you can make a ride on a donkey. For an hour or a day, you will discover the fauna and flora of the area. A walk that will enchant young and old. The inn offers picnic baskets filled with cold cuts, cheese, bread and fruit from small local producers. After the effort, the comfort! The hostel also offers the organization of birthday parties for children.

If the current building dates back to the th century, its apse retains a beautiful collection of th century stalls whose of are decorated with masks.

This house was built by the Pères fathers.

Hidden at the bottom of a vallon.

At 2 km from the current town, this Romanesque chapel has its origins dating back to the th century. Badly and even abandoned over the centuries, she has experienced a second life since the association for the preservation of the old chapel has been responsible for her rehabilitation since 1983 while trying to make these places live through concerts and exhibitions.

On the flan, this commune has a double climatic influence, resulting in a relative softness of temperatures and a real microclimate. One of the youngest municipalities in the Loire, which saw its population doubled between 1999 and 2002.

It was also a th century dating from the th century.

In the th century, it has its altar, a statue of the th century, in polycrome wood, «La Virgin à l'Enfant».

Built in the th century with the permission of King Henri III by Claude Villars, Captain and Squire de Condrieu. Since 1832, he belongs to the Roque family. The building has been listed in the Historical Monuments Inventory since the late 1980 s.