Ratières is located on a hill at an altitude of 386 metres. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ratières is specifically planning their stay in this location.
Culture
The Tour carolingienne has been listed as a historic monument in France by decree of 21 October 1926. The tower in Ratières is octagonal. Every year at the end of August, the Haras des Grillons in Ratières hosts the Hubside Jumping International de Valence.
In the area around Ratières are the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, a monument, La Tour d'Albon, also a monument, and the Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, a church.
On the Road
The GRP de la Drôme des Collines is a marked circular trail 175.31 kilometres long, starting and ending in Tain-l'Hermitage. A marked west–east variant of the GRP de la Drôme des Collines connects with the GR® Charles IX in Ratières.
The marked mountain bike route “Les collines de sable” reaches Ratières; from its starting point in Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, it is approximately 13 kilometres to Ratières. After Ratières, “Les collines de sable” continues along the road towards Saint Avit and then follows a descending trail. Water is available in Ratières along the “Les collines de sable” mountain bike route.
Local Life
In Ratières, from mid-March to the end of October, there is a convivial evening open to everyone once a month on Mondays from 7 p.m., featuring Gyrobar and Eos Pizza.
Landscape
The Abbaye de Vernaison is a historic site in the wider region around Ratières. Suc de Vent is a mountain in the wider region around Ratières, as is Montagne de la Sieurle. Chantelermuse is a hill there, and the Parc de l'épervière is a park there.
More local pages: Luc-En-Diois, La Coucourde, La Motte-de-Galaure, Malataverne, Saint-Julien-En-Quint, Séderon, Mévouillon, Truinas
