This manor house in Satillieu is a holiday let in the Haut-Vivarais, a green corner of the northern Ardèche where a village grew up beside a medieval stronghold. The listing, run by a professional host, offers a heated pool, a garden with terrace and barbecue, and a fully equipped kitchen, and it welcomes pets. It is a family-friendly base between Annonay and the hills around Lalouvesc.
Expedia files this property under its castle category and highlights it for families, but the listing itself is a manor house (Herrenhaus) rented as a holiday home by a professional host. It is not the historic château of the village, which is described below. Guests rent the whole house, which has a living room, a dining table, a desk and a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, hob, microwave, toaster, kettle and fridge.
Outside, the listing mentions a heated pool, a garden, a terrace with garden furniture, a barbecue and table tennis. The house also has a stereo system, a washing machine, a tumble dryer, an iron, free Wi-Fi in the rooms and central heating, and the bathrooms have a bath or shower. Bed linen and towels are provided, and parking is available on site.
Satillieu sits at the junction of two roads of regional importance and may owe its name to a Roman estate. Over the centuries its fort developed from a fortified house into a residential château, first for the Tournon family and then for the marquises of Satillieu. Two rooms with special decoration are now listed, and the mullioned windows of the building can still be seen in the old village.
The old houses climb the south-facing slope below the walls, while the lower village grew along the main road and, from 1850, around silk mills that closed in 1992. Today the village keeps about twenty shops and a Tuesday morning market.
The details below come from the Expedia listing (as of 14 Oct 2026); please check them on the booking page.
Satillieu lies in the valley of the Malpertuis, where the stream meets the Nant to form the river Ay, a direct tributary of the Rhône. The commune covers 32 km² and climbs from the village to 1,225 m at Mont Chaix, towards Lalouvesc. Woods and semi-natural land cover about two thirds of it.
Annonay is about 14 km to the north, and the village sits close to the hill road towards Lalouvesc and its basilica. Expedia also lists the Safari de Peaugres among the attractions and mentions the Doux gorges railway; the Mastrou steam line, described below, runs from the Rhône side towards Lamastre.
A car is needed: the listing gives 35 minutes by car to Saint-Rambert-d’Albon station, and restaurants within 13 to 24 minutes by car.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Satillieu (village centre) | approx. 1 km |
| Notre-Dame d’Ay sanctuary | approx. 5 km |
| Château des Rieux | approx. 5.5 km |
| Lalouvesc basilica | approx. 6.5 km |
| Saint-Félicien | approx. 6.5 km |
| Annonay | approx. 12 km |
| Safari de Peaugres | approx. 17 km |
| Lamastre | approx. 17 km |
Distances are calculated as the crow flies from the coordinates in the Expedia listing; driving times to the station and restaurants come from the listing.
approx. 5 km
A pilgrimage sanctuary on a rocky spur at Saint-Romain-d’Ay. It began as the chapel of a medieval stronghold and houses a Black Madonna; the present chapel dates from works of 1831–1835.
Photo: Sarang, public domain
approx. 5.5 km
A manor at Saint-Alban-d’Ay, a former fortified farm built around 1280. It passed to the Tournon family in 1390, and in the 17th century to the Deydier family.
Photo: François Bassaget, CC BY-SA 4.0
approx. 6.5 km
Built in 1865–1877 to designs by Pierre Bossan, architect of Fourvière in Lyon, in an eclectic style. It holds the relics of Saint Jean-François Régis and, since 2018, of Saint Thérèse Couderc.
Photo: Zimpalaa, CC BY-SA 3.0
approx. 12 km
The historic capital of the Haut-Vivarais and, with over 17,000 inhabitants, the largest commune in the Ardèche. The town is built like an amphitheatre above the rivers Cance and Deûme.
Photo: PASQUION, CC BY-SA 3.0
approx. 17 km
A zoological park opened in 1974 near Annonay. It covers 80 hectares and, according to Wikipedia, shows about 1,000 animals of 127 species.
Photo: Vacnor, CC BY-SA 3.0
approx. 17 km
A 28 km tourist line runs from Saint-Jean-de-Muzols to Lamastre, worked by steam locomotives of the Mallet type. The line is known as Le Mastrou.
Photo: trams aux fils, CC BY 2.0
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A heated pool, a garden, table tennis and a full kitchen make it practical with children; Expedia highlights it for families.
Pets are allowed according to the listing, and the surrounding hills are made for walks.
Woods and meadows cover most of the commune, which rises to 1,225 m, with a river nearby.
Notre-Dame d’Ay, the Lalouvesc basilica and the Château des Rieux are all within about 6 km.
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Yes. It is offered on Expedia as a manor house holiday let, managed by a professional host. It is a holiday home, not the historic château of the village.
Yes. According to Expedia the property has a heated pool.
Yes, according to Expedia pets are allowed.
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out is at 11 am.
Yes, parking is available on the property.
The Notre-Dame d’Ay sanctuary and the Château des Rieux are about 5 km away, the Lalouvesc basilica about 6 km, Annonay about 12 km and the Safari de Peaugres about 17 km.
Photos, guest reviews and available dates are all in the manor house listing in Satillieu on Expedia.
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