Editing Ardèche (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Vallée Chassezac canoe.jpg|thumb|upright|Canoeing in the valley of Chassezac]]
With its rivers and streams, Ardèche has become a favorite place for [[canoe]] and [[kayak]] enthusiasts from around the world. The Ardèche contains part of [[Cévennes National Park]]. The area is well known for [[sport climbing]], with many well-managed limestone and granite crags. Each year the Ardeche hosts one of France's biggest road cycling events, L'Ardéchoise, with 16,000 entrants participating in 2011.

The Ardèche department is known for the speciality of [[Sweet Chestnut]]s, with the famous "châtaigne d'Ardèche" granted the [[appellation d'origine contrôlée]] (AOC) in 2006. The cuisine of Ardèche is very similar to that of [[Corsican cuisine|Corsica]], with liberal use of chestnuts.