A little history

Using the high-altitude cols to move around, transhumant shepherds have used the Alpine meadows for pasture since time immemorial.
 
The first known act dates from 1291 and it set the boundaries between the communities of Guillaumes and Péone.
The “castrum de Pédona” can be dated to the start of the 13th century, its castle perched atop the rocky stacks with the first dwellings at its feet.
The people of Péone subsisted on sheep and goat farming as well as the difficult task of working he land until the middle of the 20th century.
Their nomadic nature within the vast and rough territory of a commune is an originality in the Alps.