St Antoine l'Abbaye

France's favourite village 2025

A majestic médiévale

Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye (in Isère) is “Le village préféré des Français 2025”! Located just a few kilometres from Factor Cheval’s Palais Idéal in Hauterives, these two visits complement each other: you’re in for a real treat!

Ranked among

France's most beautiful villages

It’s the village of Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye, our neighbours and friends in Isère ( à 30 min from the Palais idéal du facteur Cheval), which proudly carried the colours of’Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to the competition and the television mission “Le Village Préféré des Français”, hosted by Stéphane Bern and organised by France Télévisions and which won !!!

A history stretching back thousands of years

Rising between the earth and the sky in the rolling Chambaran countryside and offering superb views of the Vercors massif, Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye is a delight for heritage enthusiasts. The façades of the houses, the winding lanes, the old covered market, the colourful roofs, the large mansions contrasting with the half-timbered houses offer a fantastic journey back to the Middle Ages. At the top of the hill, as if watching over the village, the abbey church, the Gothic jewel of the region, bears witness to the site’s past grandeur through its thousand-year-old history.

a museum

in the heart of the city

Installed in the 17th and 18th century convent buildings, this museum, which adjoins the abbey, is dedicated to the Hospitallers of Saint-Antoine, therapeutic perfumes and the history of gardens. The museum houses 2 permanent museum trails and organises temporary exhibitions each season. Shows and concerts are offered in connection with the history of the site. The musée is open from 3 March to 7 December 2025.