Our villages
Discover our 14 villages and their particularities.
Ambronay : remarkable town, cityhall, different historical towers, abbey with its cloister and its conventual building, international baroque music festival in the abbey from mid-September to the begining of October. For any further information
Boyeux - Saint-Jérôme : tipical wine-producing village with its tipical houses, Saint-Jérôme church (16th century) and Châtillon-de-Cornelle chapel (15th century) registered at the Historic Monuments classification, tipical bread oven etc. mairie-de-boyeux-st-jerome@wanadoo.fr
Cerdon : tipical wine-producing village with its tipical houses, 20 fountains, bridges with voussoirs, milles, the virgin situated on the Carmier mount etc. For any further information
Challes-la-Montagne : situated at the noth of our region, this village, at a height of 400 metres, is limited at the west by cliffs overhanging the Ain river and at the east by mountains. Some places show gallo-roman presence. Mainly farming cultivation, it offers various footpaths and overviews. mairie.challeslamontagne@wanadoo.fr
Jujurieux : composed of 13 private castles, amongst wiche the castle of Echelles with its frescos dating from the Renaissance period, can be visited, the Chenavel private medieval castle, silk industry CJ Bonnet, old chapel Bonnet, panoramic view ont the Ain plain. mairiejujurieux@wanadoo.fr
Labalme : situated at the top of the Cerdon pass, panoramic view on the Cerdon valley, the Ain plain and lyonnais mounts, archaeological sites, church (15th century) dominating the village, old tipical bread oven, caves etc.
Mérignat : tipical wine-producing village with its tipical houses, panoramic view on the Avocat mountains, the Cerdon valley and the Ain plain, its church (15th century). mairie.merignat@wanadoo.fr
Neuville-sur-Ain : village with 2 rivers, classified old houses with its picturesque front overhanging the Ain river, its bridge with remarquable architecture and its old harbour registered at the picturesque French sites classification. Prehistoric shelter of the Colombière cave classified historical building. mairie.neuville-sur-ain@libertysurf.fr
Poncin : old medieval town with vault, ramparts, private castle, Xavier Bichat's house, a famous French doctor, church with its virgin in majesty, tipical houses, tipical bread oven and wash houses etc. For any further information
Pont-d'Ain
- Priay : village decorated with flowers, 2 flowers in the France in bloom competition.For any further information
Saint-Alban : situated on a rocky promontory overhanging the Veyron valley, exceptional overviews, the remains of an romanesque church (11th century), tipical bread oven etc. mairie.st.alban@orange.fr
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux : situated on the borders of the Ain plain and the first foothills of the Bugey mountains, its church with its monumental porch (16 century), the Varey castle etc. Its hamlet : Hauterive with its chapel, washing house, tipical bread oven, old milles etc. mairiedestjeanlevieux@wanadoo.fr
Varambon