Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux

Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Commune
A view towards Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Coordinates: 44°48′23″N 4°37′19″E / 44.8064°N 4.6219°E / 44.8064; 4.6219Coordinates: 44°48′23″N 4°37′19″E / 44.8064°N 4.6219°E / 44.8064; 4.6219
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Haut-Eyrieux
Intercommunality	Eyrieux aux Serres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Valette
Area1	7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	921
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	07167 /07360
Elevation	157–400 m (515–1,312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The nearest towns are Privas and Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.

The first records of a settlement can be dated back to the 12th century. Situated on the banks of the Eyrieux river (a tributary to the Rhône river), Les Ollières (as it is often shortened to by the local people) became a central location for the treatment and processing of silk in the early 18th century. The silk (and later different textiles) industry was to feature heavily in the surrounding area.

The village has now become a tourist location, attracting many Dutch, German, Swiss and English tourists to its many camp sites during the summer months. Some tourists have started to renovate old cottages and set up permanent or holiday homes in the area.

For the people of Les Ollières a daily bus service runs to Valence and Privas.