Franche-Comté information


  • Rich Culture and history

  • Beautiful country side

  • Lakes galore

  • Easy access to skying

  • More than cheese

Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté Region Information France by France 4U The region of Franche Comté is a year-round nature lover’s paradise with forests and woodlands, mountains, rivers and lakes, waterfalls and gorges, stunning vistas and underground caves. In winter there’s cross-country skiing; in spring, summer and autumn take to the hiking and cycling trails, enjoy the water activities, or if extreme sports are more your thing, then go rock climbing, white water rafting or soar the ridges, like a bird, on a hang glider.
Location of this French region

 Areas of interest

Haute SaôneMagical Waterfalls in Franche-Comté France CRTF - France4UIn the north east of the region, the Natural Park of the Ballons des Vosges straddles Alsace, Lorraine and Franche Comté. It offers snow-clad granite peaks in winter giving way in spring and summer to alpine flowers, waterfalls and gorges with well charted hiking routes including the GRs 59, 532 and 533.

Vesoul is the administrative centre of the Haute Saône area and looks down on the green Durgeon valley. The town has seen periods of prosperity interspersed by invasion and war. Nothing has been certain in its long past and consequently the motto was adopted ‘moderata durant’, moderation lasts. Solid sandstone buildings give the air of permanence. The Vesoul-Vaivre lake is the focal point for leisure activities along with the 21 km hiking, biking and roller blading nature trail. Train connections include Paris, Mulhouse and Basle.

Gray, a large river port on the Saône, is active in holiday cruising and Luxeuil-les-Bains offers spa and wellness facilities.

Belfort

Formally part of Alsace, Belfort resisted being annexed by Germany between 1871 and 1919 largely due to Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, ‘the Lion of Belfort’. The people are very proud of this fact and their most famous statue, an 11 m high lion by Auguste Bartholdi (of Statue of Liberty fame) is a permanent reminder of the area’s resilience in the siege. Being a buffer state, it has had to defend itself time and again. Marshall Vauban had a citadel built here which has a visitor’s centre.

One of the major events in the Belfort calendar is the Eurokéennes Rock Festival attracting 80,000 pop fans by Malsaucy Lake.

Twenty km west of the town is Ronchamp and one of Franche Comté’s prize possessions, the Chapelle de Notre Dame-du-Haut designed by Le Corbusier. It is a place of religious pilgrimage, but in addition, this iconic modernist chapel brings architects from around the world to pay homage to one of the world’s finest and most innovative designers. The sweeping concrete roof, inspired by a hermit crab shell looks modern over 60 years on.

The Doubs

This is a region of valleys, most notably the beautiful Doubs and Loue valleys with their timbered houses on stilts. It is a flatter area than the rest of Franche Comté, ideal for more gentle pursuits such as walking and cycling. In the Loue valley look out for Lods, and Ornans with its attractive waterways and cherry orchards producing the famous Kirsch alcohol, an essential ingredient in fondue.

Besançon stands in the horseshoe, ‘la Boucle’ of the river Doubs. This is a thriving university town described as ‘an old town, young at heart’. The architecture has Germanic influences offering one of the most beautiful historic centres in France. Here you will find another of Vauban’s famous fortresses. Five of the six towers are still standing and UNESCO has given it a World Heritage Site rating.

Jura

   
       11th century château above Pontalier valley in the Jura.

The tourism is a recipe for success here. There many ingredients to work with. There’s the cross-country ski-ing with the main centre at Métabief Mont d’Or. Each year the area hosts the Transjurassienne ski championship which attracts 4000 entrants. There’s another UNESCO Heritage site at the old salt mines at Salins-les-Bains. The Lake District – 80 lakes in all, some natural some man-made - lies along the River Ain with the majestic waterfall, Cascades du Hérisson, one of the hightlights.

Then there’s the wine growing region centred at Arbois, producing golden Vin Jaune and the sweet Vin de Paille. Baume les Messieures nearby with its cob houses and red tiled roofs, wedged between three glacial valleys is classified one of the most beautiful villages in France. As if that wasn’t enough, you can take the scenic Swallow railway through the Jura; look across to the Alps in Switzerland from the Haute Jura; hike past Château de Joux perching on a precipice of rock, or relax at the spa in Lons-le-Saunier, the main town in the department. All told, an area well worth exploring and living in.

Where to stay and Useful links in this area
Les Egrignes, Cult, 27km from Gray
http://les-egrignes.com/
Mouline de la Ferte, Arbois http://www.moulinlaferte.com/en/le_moulin.html
La Maison de Verre, Besançon http://www.lamaisondeverre.com/maison-d-hote.htm

www.franche-comte.org
http://uk.ot-vesoul.fr

http://www.parc-ballons-vosges.fr/
http://www.ot-ronchamp.fr/index.php?IdPage=1219666083
http://www.transjurassienne.com/
http://festival.eurockeennes.fr
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