The Jeanne Tower (Balazuc, a village of character in the Ardèche)

The Jeanne Tower (Balazuc, a village of character in the Ardèche)

The Tour de la Reine Jeanne in Balazuc The Tour de la Reine Jeanne (Queen Jeanne’s Tower) in Balazuc is an ancient lookout post built in the Middle Ages to watch over the road to Uzer through “les Gras”. Its name is said to reflect the fame of Jeanne de Balazuc in the late 16th