Crest, Drôme

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Crest (Script error: No such module "IPA".[2][3][4]) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Crestois in French.

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Sights

The Tour de Crest is one of the highest medieval keeps in France at 52 m. Its height dominates the town. The tower was part of a castle that guarded one of the entrances to the Pre-Alps in Drôme. The site offers a large panoramic view. There are various exhibitions in the castle plus information about the Tour's past, including the fact that it has served as a prison in the past.

The Tour has two spectacular carved wooden doors, one of which is believed to depict the original castle.

Saint-Sauveur Church

Monument to the resistance to the coup d'état of 2 December 1851 in Provence.

There is an artisanal chocolate manufacturer in the town with a chocolate museum attached. The museum has a model of the tour in chocolate and various scenes in the history of chocolate also created in chocolate.

The town is still substantially medieval with steep narrow lanes leading up to the Tour.

Transport

Crest is served by Crest station, a railway station operated by SNCF, with TER connections to Valence and Briançon on the Livron to Aspres-sur-Buëch line.

Twin towns

Crest is twinned with:

See also

References

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Drôme River at Crest

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