Luc-En-Diois brings together local history dating back to Roman Gaul, exhibitions and nature experiences. These include subjects such as a historic craft, the geology of the Diois and hiking trails featuring a range of landscapes. When planning your stay, you can decide how to balance culture and nature based on what interests you most locally.
Local history and historic traces
At the beginning of the Roman period in Gaul, Lucus became Lucus Augusta Vocontiorum, the northern capital of the Voconces. The “Vierge à l'Enfant” figure dates from the 18th century; it was listed as a protected object on March 19, 1976. The town's early political role and a specific work of art thus represent different periods in its history.
The Lavoir du Faubourg Saint Laurent offers insight into the history of its construction: it initially had a wooden roof, which was restored around the 1930s. One of its pillars features a reinforced-concrete technique that was considered very innovative at the time. The information about the roof and pillar describes two separate construction details of the same washhouse.
Exhibitions, crafts and geology
The “Atelier de bourrellerie - Musée Vitrine” exhibition recreates a saddler's workshop that operated in Luc-En-Diois from 1860 to 1952. Historic tools, labels and registers are on display. In 2026, the exhibition is open permanently, free of charge and without a guided tour.
The “Fossils of Abbé Froment” exhibition is located in the town hall of Luc-En-Diois, at 31 Grande Rue. It presents part of a collection of more than 4,500 fossils and explains the geology of the Diois. The two exhibitions have different focuses: one recreates a local craft, while the other connects fossils with the geology of the region.
Practical and creative activities are also on offer: the pottery workshops with Sylvie Palma invite adults and children to shape and decorate clay and experiment freely with it. You can experience another local tradition at the weekly market. There, vendors offer cheeses, cured meats, honey and freshly harvested vegetables they have grown for visitors to sample.
Le Claps and the hiking trails
The rockslide at Le Claps created two lakes in 1444, three kilometers south of Luc-En-Diois. The Le Claps trail follows the left bank of the DrĂ´me to the designated site and on to the Saut de la DrĂ´me. There are small pools there that are suitable for swimming.
The La cabanette trail follows the St Jean stream and passes through pine forest and the marls typical of the Diois, leading to a hut above Luc-En-Diois and the DrĂ´me valley. For the Le Pic de Luc trail, the distance, duration, elevation gain and difficulty are specified: it is 10.62 km long, takes about four hours, has an elevation gain of 590 m and is rated difficult. The climb reaches a summit overlooking the main plateau of the Le Claps scree field.
The trails offer different highlights: the Le Claps trail features riverbanks and swimming pools; La cabanette takes in a stream, forest, marl and a hut; and Le Pic leads to a summit above the scree field. For Le Pic, the stated duration and difficulty help you factor the time required and the level of challenge into your day's plans.
Another activity on offer is “Parapente avec Air Element”: the paragliding flights take off from Clamontard above the Claps de Luc-En-Diois.
Discover more destinations: Romans-Sur-Isère, Geyssans, La Baume-De-Transit, La Garde-Adhémar, Soyans, Saint-Paul-Lès-Romans, Génissieux, Propiac
For an overview of the wider region: DrĂ´me.
