Since 2007
The Rove goats
A breed Corine discovered in 2007: as mischievous as any goat, but majestic with their lyre-shaped horns. The small herd now numbers about thirty goats. You are welcome to come and get to know them.
Corine, in her own words
“As a little girl I went with my father to the farm at weekends — it was already called that back then. I have a very strong bond with this place, perhaps quite simply because my roots are here, going back generations.
My father's parents lived here; they were peasant farmers — smallholders, we would say today. They kept sheep and goats and worked the land. I am sorry I was too young to spend real time with them… I wish they were here today, and I hope they would be proud of the work done on the farm and of what it has become.
I thank my grandparents for this magical place, and my parents and my close family for their help. That is why Ferme Le Grand Ubac is a family story.”
Corine Raspail — owner
Ferme Le Grand Ubac from the air. The last 500 metres are a dirt track: drive slowly.
Two and a half centuries, in a few dates
Nothing here was built in one go. The farm has changed in layers, and it still is changing.
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1754
First records of the family on this hillside. The farm already has several centuries of stone behind it.
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In the old daysThe farming years
Corine's grandparents live here as peasant farmers: sheep, goats, working the land. The hay barn stores the hay — today it is the Le Cèdre cottage.
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2 April 1994The reopening
Corine reopens the old buildings to holidaymakers. She has welcomed guests herself for more than thirty years.
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2007
She discovers the Rove goat and starts a small herd. The herd now numbers about thirty animals.
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2014
Arrival of Pâquerette and Pirouette, two donkeys of the Provence type.
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2016
Manon joins the other two. The small group is complete.
The farm animals
They are not scenery. Corine keeps them herself, and you are welcome to come and meet them.
Since 2014
Pâquerette, Pirouette and Manon
The donkey is an intelligent, sensitive and very patient animal, which has carried people and their loads for centuries. Pâquerette and Pirouette, of the Provence donkey type, arrived in 2014. Manon joined them in 2016.
On the property
The horses
They share the meadows with the goats and the donkeys. Along with the thirty or so goats and the three donkeys, they make the walk down to the fences one of our guests' favourite outings — and their children's.
Ever since I was a child I have had a passion for animals.
Corine Raspail
Around you
Wildlife and plants
On your walks you may catch sight of hares, roe deer, birds of prey, wild boar and a great many birds.
The Drôme provençale has a Mediterranean climate that supports a rich and distinctive flora, across its mountains and hills, its riverbanks, its maquis and garrigue, its fields, vineyards and olive groves.