THE BANON
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
It is at the foot of the Village of Banon, nestled against the Contadour plateau, in the heart of this Upper Provence admirably described by the writer Jean Giono, that the Banon Chocolate Factory is located, housed in an eco-built wooden building.
Leblanc Confectionery
Come and see the Confiserie Chocolaterie Leblanc, just below the village of Banon, at the foot of Le Contadour, in the heart of the Haute-Provence s so admirably described by the author Jean Giono.
- Free self-guided tour
- Reception in French and English
- Car and Coach Parking
- Restrooms and Air Conditioning
Free guided tasting available for 9 to 40 people, by reservation.
THE BANON CHOCOLATE FACTORY
The production workshops and the direct sales shop are housed in an eco-built wooden building, meeting HQE standards (High Environmental Quality: wooden construction, solar panels, high insulation, green roof, etc.).
To explain the artisanal know-how and glimpse all the steps necessary for making chocolates, fruit jellies, spreads, or
chocolate-coated dried fruits, a glass airlock allows visitors to freely watch the confectioners busy at work on the copper turbines or chocolate melters, drying ovens, grinders, and coating lines.
A WIDE RANGE OF CONFECTIONERY
Adjacent, a beautiful direct sales shop offers a wide range of gourmet products: organic hazelnut spreads without palm oil, chocolate-coated fruits, fruit jellies, confectionery, ice creams…
Upstairs, discover an exhibition by photographer François-Xavier Emery on the remarkable trees of Upper Provence, conceived with the Act for Planet association.
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- Pistachio fields
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- Chocolate-coated almonds in a panning machine
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- Copper panning machine
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- Chocolate-coated almonds
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- Cutting fruit jellies with a guitar cutter
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- Collection of chocolate-coated treats
A family farm established in Redortiers le Contadour since 1976, the Burcheri family cultivates perfume plants (lavender, lavandin, clary sage), cereals (wheat, lentils, chickpeas, spelt), and chestnuts at altitudes between 800 and 1100m. The House also runs a beekeeping operation with hives spread across different communes to obtain various honey varieties. Their products can be found at the farm in “Janorat” on the D950 road between Banon and Revest-du-Bion.
📍 Le Janorat – Redortiers
An illustrious bookstore where you can discover all the pleasures of literature through its 110,000 titles. It is the largest independent French bookstore in a rural area.
Wonderful literary encounters, debates, signing sessions, literary siestas, and reading workshops are regularly organized.
📍 Rue Saint-Just – Banon
The garden of Valsaintes Abbey is a unique place located in the heart of Upper Provence.
This remarkable garden offers visitors a different face with each season. A rose garden, a dry garden, and a permaculture vegetable garden can be discovered along the terraces. The church, the last vestige of the 4th Cistercian abbey in Provence, can be visited and comes alive to the rhythm of Gregorian chant.
📍 Lieu dit Boulinette – Simiane La Rotonde