Buis les Baronnies

During the French Revolution, the population, recalcitrant to the new powers, expelled the priest from the constitutional church. Le Buis conclusively lost its status as an administrative capital, to the town of Nyons benefit.
The economy of Buis les Baronnies is centered around two activities: farming and tourism.
The commune is privileged due to its geographic situation in the middle of prairies, olive groves, lavender fields and orchards, all sheltered by the surrounding mountains from the strong winds coming off the Rhône Valley. All these conditions make for a favourable climate and the growth of Mediterranean type plants.  
Since the 19th century, the village's specialty is the linden and each year a festival celebrates this precious plant. Many farmers and business people base their activity around the linden tree as well as other medicinal plants and herbs such as savory, sage, thyme and lavender.
Small industries and well-known trademarks have sprung up, like “La Maison des Plantes de Buis”, which for two centuries has excelled in local production, boasting a range of top quality products: essential oils, cosmetics and edibles as well as herbal products.
Buis-les-Baronnies has a picturesque charm, as seen in its rich historic heritage, a rural and Provençal habitat that must be visited, many sights to discover like the market square with its 14th century arches, the Dominican convent, the old Romanesque bridge over the Ouvèze, the olive oil mill and the garden of fragrances.
It is also a paradise for outdoor activities: bicycle tourism, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock-climbing, paragliding and all the marked walking trails along the olive and lavender routes or the Gorges of the Nesque and the Gorges of Toulourenc. With its majestic landscapes it is the ideal destination for a day out with the family, picnicking and swimming in the clear and shallow waters of the streams and lakes where amateur fishers can also throw their lines.

In the area around Buis-les-Baronnies
Mollans sur Ouvèze:
The feudal castle
The dolphin fountain
The Notre Dame de la Compassion chapel
The Chauvet Olive Oil Mill

La Roche sur le Buis:
The J.F. Layraud Museum of Agriculture and Popular Arts and Traditions
The Jardin des Simples garden