Geographically, Savel and Rimon occupy 2 flats on the side of the Montagne de l'Aup, with Savel at 558 m and Rimon at 984 m, making it the highest village in the Drôme valley.
At first, there were 2 parishes, Savel and Rimon, and 2 churches, one in Savel belonging to a Benedictine priory, the other in Rimon dedicated to Saint-Marcel, but from the year XI, they were merged into a single parish. Rimon's origins lie in the presence of a castrum, mentioned as early as 1251, perched on the rocks above the village and belonging, like many others, to the bishop of Die.
Traces of Gallo-Roman occupation have been found in Savel.
Here, you'll find fields of fine lavender, facing the famous Trois Becs, an ideal landscape for great photos!
It's worth noting that the Roanne, in the Rimon-et-Savel area, flows over a geological fault. The Rimon mountain is approaching the Saint-Benoit mountain by around 5 millimeters per year, which is causing problems for the metal bridge known as the "Savel".
