The Hautes Chaumes is a protected natural site of vast rolling high-altitude plateaux (above 1,400m) on the upper slopes of the Monts du Forez mountains.
Your ideal starting point for many a hiking trail!
Human occupation can be traced back a long way, as witnessed by the jasserie chalets where fourme de Montbrison cheese was made.
A rich diversity of flora and fauna: peat bogs, heathland and mountain pasture, bilberries, sundew...