Stock photography, photos: Ballooning in the Ardeche - France Stock photos of Hot air balloons at the Chateau de Montgolfier in Annonay, France. This is the family estate of descendants of the two de Montgolfier brothers that invented the hot air balloon. The Ardeche, France. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: france, europe, annonay, ardeche, montgolfier, montgolfiere, chateau, hot air balloon, balloons