There are several ways to get to Annonay, the largest town in the Ardèche, from the Rhône valley and the departments of Loire, Isère, Drôme and Haute-Loire. Zoom in to find your route to Annonay.

Road routes to Annonay

Starting in the north of the Ardèche, here are the road routes to Annonay and its conurbation, Annonay-Rhône, between the Rhône valley and the Pilat massif.

There are several routes to the city of Annunciation, from the Rhône valley and the departments of Haute-Loire, Loire, Drôme and Isère.

Access via the Rhône valley

From the north or south, via the A7 motorway* or the national and departmental roads, head for the Ardèche and the Annonay-Rhône Agglo conurbation.

From Lyon, Vienne and the north of France on the A7

• Exit 12 Chanas, then follow signs for Annonay/Saint-Etienne :

From Montélimar, Valence and the south of France on the A7 motorway

• Exit 13 Tain l’Hermitage, then follow signs for Crozes-Hermitage, Gervans, Sarras :

Via national and departmental roads

• From the north, via the RN7 trunk road and theIsère river

• From the south, via the RN7 trunk road in the Drôme department

• From the north, via the RD86 departmental road in Ardèche

• From the south, via the RD86 departmental road in the Ardèche

Access via the Massif-Central

Routes to the Ardèche from the Loire and Haute-Loire.

Via Saint-Etienne and the A47/A72 motorways

• Join the RN88 national road and then the RD1082 departmental road:

From Le Puy-en-Velay and Yssingeaux

• Follow the RN88 and then the RD105:

From Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid via the RD 121

• From the RD 121, the Cance valley, Tence, Saint-Agrève, Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid and the Ardèche plateau:

Access via the Massif-Central and the Cévennes

Another possibility, coming from the west of France, is the Massif-Central and the Cévennes, with the Auvergne to the north and the Languedoc to the south.

From Clermont-Ferrand, the A75 motorway and Langogne

• Via the A75 ¹ motorway and RN102 trunk road between Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire and Ardèche :

From Montpellier and Alès

• From the south, via the N106 national road in the Gard via Montpellier, Nîmes or theA9 motorway ²:

From Toulouse, Rodez or Millau and Alès

• From the south-west, via theA75 motorway (almost free) and the N88 and N102 trunk roads between Aveyron, Lozère and Ardèche :

Itineraries, hiking maps

Road routes to the Ardèche, en route…

• towards Annonay
• towards Aubenas
• towards Le Cheylard
• to the Chauvet cave
• to the Ray-Pic waterfall

• Hiking and cycling, with IGN maps of the Ardèche:

The town of Annonay

Key figures, map and practical links for the largest commune in the Ardèche, Annonay:

The Annonay-Rhône Agglomeration

Focus on theAnnonay-Rhône Agglomeration in the northern Ardèche :

Where to stay in Annonay?

In the town or nearby, in hotels or rentals, here are a few suggestions on the map for your accommodation in Annonay between the valleys of the Cance and Deûme rivers on the Via Fluvia ³ greenway route:

All aboard!

Transport in the Ardèche

And to get to Annonay and the rest of the department by public transport (bus, train from the Drôme, greenway, etc.), visit the page dedicated to transport in the Ardèche:

• Annonay Rhône Agglo?
• Green route in Annonay, the Via Fluvia
• Where to stay in Annonay?

• A7 motorway: prices, route and tolls 
• A9 motorway: prices, route and tolls 
• A8 motorway: prices, route and tolls 
• A75 motorway, the meridian