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Summer holiday in Chessy-les-Mines, 15 to 22 August 2020

Versione italiana di presentazione

Presentation of Chessy in English

Christophe Badonnel, Thierry Labour and the IT managers contributed to this page presenting the trip.

Colombier pass ©Ph Chazottier


The 2020 summer break will take place from 15 to 22 August in the Rhône department, more specifically in the southern Beaujolais region at Chessy-les-Mines. It has been prepared by a small local team: Philippe Chazottier, Henri Crépet and René Rial.

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Chessy-les-Mines is located in the Rhône department, less than 30 km north-west of Lyon, in the Beaujolais wine-growing region.

We will be staying at the Maison Familiale Rurale (a private school) in the centre of the village.

You will find the headings below:

  • Introduction to the region
  • Tours, road and MOUNTAIN BIKE
  • Hosting
  • Note from the Board of Directors
  • Registrations
  • Other activities or visits   

Arrival, stay and instructions COVID-19

Warning COVID-19 :

The strict constraints imposed are there first and foremost for the good of all and also to comply with the regulations. Let's accept them with good humour and kindness towards those responsible for enforcing them.
It is compulsory to wear a mask on the premises of the MFR, so make sure you have enough for your stay.
Drinks and snacks will be prepared by the club. The club does not provide glasses, so everyone must bring their own and wash them at their convenience. The same applies to the bar.
In a nutshell: bring masks, your own glass and hydro-alcoholic gel.

Welcome on 15 August :

We look forward to welcoming you to the MFR on 15 August from 4pm. Remember to wear a mask when you go to reception. If you do not have one when you arrive at reception, you will be asked to go and get one before returning to collect your booklet and your room. We will have a welcome meeting, outside if the weather permits, at 6.00 pm, followed by a welcome drink at 6.30 pm. Dinner will be served at 7.30pm (mealtimes have been set as follows: breakfast at 7am, dinner at 7.30pm).
A bar with a beer tapping machine, run by Club volunteers, will be open every evening from 5pm to 7.30pm. Glasses are not provided, so please bring your own... No glass, no beer!

Sanitary facilities at the MFR :

The Club des Cent Cols is in regular contact with MFR management to discuss the arrangements to be put in place because of COVID19. In order to be able to welcome us in the best possible conditions, the MFR has put in place a number of arrangements in line with the regulations and charters drawn up by the authorities and professional unions. The MFR will explain these to us when you arrive and plans to give you a written document when you arrive. This applies in particular to bedrooms, communal toilets, the restaurant, communal areas, etc. We ask you to comply with all instructions and to respect them scrupulously and with good humour.

Sanitary elements in the field :

Everyone takes part in the stay, the courses and the activities under their own responsibility. To ensure that your stay takes place in the best possible conditions, we would ask you to take into account a number of provisions set out below, in addition to those specific to the MFR.

  • The route timetable has been revised to avoid road riders and mountain bikers being on the same sectors at the same time. In concrete terms, the schedule for the road courses is unchanged from what is announced on the website and in the booklet. However, the mountain bike routes have been modified as follows: Sunday 16 V3, Monday 17 V5, Tuesday 18 V1, Wednesday 19 V2, Thursday 20 V6, Friday 21 V4 and Saturday 22 V7-meeting.
  • Avoid setting off in groups of more than 10 participants, and leave plenty of space between groups that follow each other (5 or 10 minutes).
  • Let's respect the barrier gestures and physical distance recommended by the authorities. In particular, the 1m distance during breaks or picnics.
  • Use of masks where possible.
  • Frequent hand washing with soap or hydro-alcoholic gel.
  • That said, we'd like to extend a warm welcome to new participants (there are several on this trip) so that they feel at ease.
  • The meeting will take place at the Col des Echarmeaux, with a welcome from 11am, speeches and a drink at 11.45am. The deported meal, for those with full board and those who have booked and paid for it, will be served after the drink at around 12.15/12.30. Despite the enthusiasm of the reunion, please respect the barrier gestures (in particular the wearing of masks) and the distancing gestures, both at the pass and during the meal.

Bike shops :
Mondovélo
333 route de Lyon in Lozanne (6km from Chessy), 04 72 48 99 73
Monday to Saturday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm.

Also open from Tuesday 18 August:
Mountain bikingmountain bike shop (Jean Paul Dumortier)
Grande Rue in Pollionnay (18 km) in the centre of the village, 04 78 48 15 45
Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm.

For motorhome owners:

In Chessy, the Vival grocery shop will be open throughout the summer, as will the café.
There is also a bakery in a small shopping centre beside the main road. There is also a butcher's shop and a pharmacy (summer opening not known).
In Pont-Tarrets (5 km towards Les Echarmeaux), there is a bakery-pastry-caterer open every day from 6am to 8pm.

Access to the MFR on 15 August, Philippe gives you his advice:

By road

From Paris or the north-east :
In normal circumstances: before arriving at Lyon Nord, take the A89 towards Clermont Ferrand and exit at Vallée d'Azergues, Chazay-d'Azergues N° 37. Follow signs for Lamure-sur-Azergues, CD 385. Chessy is about 6 km from the motorway exit.
On Saturday 15 August, we advise you to take exit 31.1 Villefranche Centre. and head towards the town centre, Roanne, Tarare (CD 338), (do not take the bypass to the east of Villefranche, which may also be congested). At the village of Frontenas, turn left towards Chessy. From the motorway exit at Chessy, allow 25/30 minutes.
You can also opt for an alternative route: leaving the A6 at Chalon-sur-Saône, then Montchanin, Montceau-les-Mines, Charolles, Col des Echarmeaux, Chessy.

From Clermont-Ferrand, Orléans, the west and south-west :
Take the A89 towards Lyon, exit at junction 37, Chazay-d'Azergues, Vallée d'Azergues. Chazay-d'Azergues, Marcy-l'Étoile, then Lozanne, Lamure, CD 385. Chessy is approximately 6 km away.

From Saint Etienne, Le Puy, Mende :
Take the A72 towards Clermont-Ferrand and leave it at Montrond-les-Bains, go through Montrond, straight ahead on the CD 1089 to L'Arbresle, then towards Lozanne. At Pont de Dorieux, turn left towards Lamure-sur-Azergues, Chessy is about 5 km away.

From Marseille and the south :
A7, Fourvière tunnel A6 then A89. Chessy is about 6 km from motorway exit 37, Chazay-d'Azergues, Vallée d'Azergues. Direction Lamure-sur-Azergues, Chessy is about 6 km from the motorway exit.
On Saturday 15 August, to avoid the usual traffic jams at Fourvière, we are offering you several solutions:    

  • Take the ring road at Saint Fons as far as it goes towards Paris and then take the A7 after TEO (ring road tunnel), but here too there is a risk of traffic jams at the entrance to TEO (toll booth).
  • At Chasse sur Rhône, take the A46 towards Paris, go around the city on this eastern bypass and take the A466 to join the A6 north of Lyon, then the A89 and exit at junction 37, Vallée d'Azergues, Chazay-d'Azergues, where there is also a risk of traffic jams at the A46/A43 and A46/A42 junctions. It's a much longer route.
  • The solution with the least risk of traffic jams. At Chasse-sur-Rhône, take the A47 towards St-Etienne, at Givors take exit 9.3 Givors/Mornant and head towards Mornant. Once in Mornant, continue straight on the CD 30 to Lozanne (direction Brindas, Grézieu-la-Varenne, Marcy-l'Etoile, La-Tour-de-Salvagny, Lozanne) where you take the Lamure-sur-Azergues CD 385. Chessy is around 6 km from Lozanne, with several towns to pass through, but with very smooth traffic on 15 August.

From Grenoble or Chambéry :
Head for Saint-Exupéry airport on the A432 and follow it to Les-Échets, where you take the A46 north, then the A466 to join the A6 north of Lyon, then the A89 and exit at junction 37, Vallée d'Azergues, Chazay-d'Azergues. This solution avoids the congestion of the metropolis.

From Geneva :
From the A42, a few kilometres before the Miribel toll booth, turn right onto the A432 towards Paris as far as Les-Échets, where you take the A46 north, then the A466 to join the A6 north of Lyon, then the A89 and exit at Vallée d'Azergues, Chazay-d'Azergues N°37. Chessy is around 6 km from the motorway exit. This solution avoids the congestion of the metropolis.

By train

Chessy les Mines station is served by the Nevers-Paray-le-Monial-Lozanne-Lyon-Part- Dieu-Lyon-Perrache line.
Not all trains stop at Chessy, but almost all stop at Lozanne (6 km, flat with cycle lane). In addition, several trains only make the Lyon-Lozanne journey. Some stop at Légny-Les Ponts-Tarrets, 5km north of Chessy (flat with cycle lane).
The Clermont-Vichy-Lozanne-Lyon line also stops at L'Arbresle (8 km from Chessy flat terrain) and Lozanne.

By plane

A Rhône Express tram service runs to Part-Dieu station. However, the cost is high (€26 return) and it is advisable to enquire about the transport of bicycles.
Alternatively, you can cycle to Lyon-Part-Dieu station (19.3 km), which is flat and direct, taking the Genas direction.
If you are considering this means of transport, it might be a good idea to put in a call on the discussion list to see if a local or a fellow Alpine passenger could pick you up at the terminal.

To leave from Col des Echarmeaux or Chessy

From the Col des Echarmeaux, you can quickly join the A6 at Belleville sur Saône, 34 km away.
For other destinations, go back down the Azergues valley to the Dorieux bridge (Lozanne) and use the access routes above in reverse.

Introduction to Beaujolais and Chessy

Situated on the banks of the Azergues river (which rises at the foot of the Col de la Casse Froide FR-69-0739, The village of Chessy-les-Mines is located 30 kilometres from the Place Bellecour, so popular with the people of Lyon.

While the statue of Louis XIV takes pride of place on this esplanade in Lyon, it is the statue of Napoleon that will welcome the members in the blue jersey on 22 August at the Col des Echarmeaux FR-69-0712The statue was erected in the village of Poule-les-Echarmeaux, an important passageway between the Saône valley and the Charollais region, for the traditional annual international gathering! Jean Molette, a child of Poule-les-Echarmeaux and an admirer of the most famous Corsican, after the President of the Club des Cent Cols, took eight years to sculpt this statue at the end of the 19th century.
But let's get back to Chessy, to tell you that this village lies at the heart of the Pays des Pierres Dorées, which owes its name to the colour of the stone used to build the houses and public buildings (town hall, church, etc.), especially in the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The same period saw this wine-growing region enjoy considerable prosperity: wine was easily sold in the neighbouring metropolis at a time when it was considered a foodstuff in its own right and it was not uncommon to see employment contracts mention the daily quantity of wine to be given to workers!

The church, castle and town hall, among others, are all built from this material, which derives its colour from the presence of iron oxide.
The stone used didn't come from far away: you can still visit the magnificent Glay (or Oncins) quarry less than 2 km from the village centre.
The village of Chessy owes its name to the presence of copper mines, which are thought to have been in operation since Gallo-Roman times and ceased in 1877. All that remains of the mine is some rubble, the buildings having been destroyed.

For more information, visit the commune website.

The vineyard

Mont Brouilly and the vineyard ©Ph Chazottier

The Beaujolais vineyards stretch over a strip around 45 km long and 15 to 20 km wide, from Macon in the north to L'Arbresle (on the RN7) in the south.
The appellations are divided into three groups: the ten crus in the north (in order from north to south: Saint Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moulin à Vent, Fleurie, Chirouble , Morgon, Régniè, Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly), the Beaujolais Villages in the centre of the appellation, and the generic Beaujolais. Most of the vineyards are planted with the famous Gamay noir grape variety with white juice, with a significant proportion of Chardonnay for the whites. Producers are also riding the rosé wave and, to a lesser extent, offering sparkling wines.
While many growers make their own wine, Beaujolais winegrowers were quick to pool their resources by creating several wine cooperatives throughout the appellation. Nowadays, in response to changing economic conditions - the vineyards have experienced a crisis over the last ten years that many producers have found hard to overcome - the cooperatives have merged and come closer together. The region near Chessy has four collective establishments: the wine cellars of Saint Véran and St Laurent d'Oingt, (united under the name of "Les viticulteurs des Pierres Dorées" where we should be received for a tasting), Létra (under the name of "Oedoria") and Bully (under the name of "Agamy").
A particular feature of the Beaujolais vineyards is the survival of sharecropping, which accounts for around a quarter of the area under vines. In this case, the owner of the land and vines pays for some of the inputs (pesticides) and often owns the buildings housing the winegrower and the winery. He also receives a share of the harvest. The owner and the tenant farmer each market their share of the harvest.
The Beaujolais region has been through some major crises, not least the damage caused by phylloxera from the 1880s onwards, a biting aphid that decimated a large part of the French vineyards. Victor Puillat became the benefactor of the Beaujolais region by grafting vine plants onto American rootstocks immune to the predator. The commune of Chiroubles, his native village, will erect a statue to him.

Vineyards and the Saône plain ©Ph Chazottier

It's hard to talk about Beaujolais without mentioning the Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon: "Beaujolais Nouveau will be good this year" is the chestnut that readers of Le Progrès can't escape every year. It's up to each and every one of us to find a taste of raspberry, banana or other delicacies: the release of the new Beaujolais on the third Thursday of November gives rise to a whole host of colourful events!

The Saint Laurent d'Oingt cooperative cellar is due to welcome us for a tasting of a wine which, as they say here, has "made its Easter"!

Sources: Website of the communes of Poule les Echarmeaux , Chessy les Mines , MFR Wikipedia , www.toutlevin.com association les carrières de Glay , InterBeaujolais .

The routes

The Rhône department has a large number of passes, most of them in the Haut Beaujolais region. It has therefore been possible to offer routes for an entire week, enough to satisfy pass hunters: road cyclists will be able to cross 75 passes (including 5 R1 passes that are easily accessible), while mountain bikers will be offered 68 passes.
A few isolated passes could be the subject of an extension to one or other of the routes, although not many will escape the nets of the pass hunters.
The passes are located on two "main ridges": on the one hand, the Beaujolais mountains themselves (dominating the vineyards and the Saône plain) and, on the other, the ridge that starts in the Maconnais and crosses the region from Thizy and Cours-la-Ville to Tarare (a region with a strong textile tradition). The GR 7 and GR 76 will be the common thread running through this week's route, both of which run along ridge lines for most of their length. Finally, let's not forget to mention that many of the passes on this tour are located on the Atlantic/Mediterranean watershed, and that one of them is a GMP point: the Col des Sauvages FR-69-0723.
An important part of the landscape, the Haut Beaujolais forest (Henri Crépet will be happy to tell you more about it!) has recovered well from the storms of December 1999, even if access to it is still difficult. Col de la Roche Perrin FR-69-0795 and Col de la Croix Bouillard FR-69-0769 has undoubtedly been turned upside down. This wooded region won't be any different to those taking part in the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges trip; only the colour of the stones will change: from red sandstone we'll be moving on to the ochre of the limestone of this small Rhone region!
Finally, the Monts du Lyonnais, further south, will be the focus of special routes, both by road and by mule, where you'll be able to contemplate the panorama of Lyon: the Fourvière basilica, the Incity tower and the famous "Crayon", the popular name of the tower named after a major Lyonnais bank and which has a truly remarkable shape!

Croix Papin pass ©Ph Chazottier

As usual, route descriptions and tracks will be posted on the website a few weeks before the start of the holiday.

The annual meeting of the Club des Cent Cols

It will take place on Saturday 22 August from 11am at the Col des Echarmeaux FR-69-0712.

There's plenty of room for the festivities, the drinks reception and the meal. We have negotiated with the Maison Familiale Rurale to serve us a "country-style meal" on site. Members who come to the meeting without being registered for the holiday can register for this meal only (see the Registration section). A fallback solution in the event of bad weather is being considered.

Article published on the website of the newspaper Le Progrès

Road routes

R1 : 

R3 :

Mountain bike routes

V1 :

V3 :

V3 Font Froide fountain ©Ph Chazottier

V4 :

V7: Gather at the Col des Echarmeaux. 

V7 Mount Tourvéon ©Ph Chazottier

Hosting

We'll be staying at the Maison Familiale Rurale (MFR), a school and training establishment offering sandwich courses, particularly in the field of green spaces. It is located in the heart of the village.

Rural Family Centre
68 avenue de la Gare, 69380 Chessy-les-Mines
Tel: +33 (0)4 78 43 93 94. Email address: mfr.chessy@mfr.asso.fr  . MFR website

It has 44 rooms with 2 to 4 beds for a maximum of 144 people. Comfort is commensurate with the nature of the establishment: while some rooms have individual showers, others have only a washbasin; there are large toilets and showers on all floors. Catering will be provided by the external service provider attached to the MFR.
Parking at the MFR is very limited, but there are several car parks in the immediate vicinity (the blue zone is suspended in August).

INFORMATION :

The Maison Familiale Rurale has informed us that it does not accept holiday vouchers or luncheon vouchers. It is only open during our stay. They cannot accept us before or after.

Note from the Board of Directors

If you are paying for your accommodation elsewhere than at the Maison Familiale Rurale, remember to register as a "Simple Participant":

  1. To be able to correctly size joint events (information sessions, welcome and farewell parties).
  2. In order to provide you with the holiday booklet
  3. For an appropriate distribution of preparation and organisation costs.

For camper vans, we have negotiated with the local council the possibility of using 2 car parks (not equipped) 300/400 m from the MFR, on the other side of the railway line (no trains at night) with a subway to cross the railway line and the main road on foot... Camper vans will be responsible for electricity, water and waste water. An access map will be posted on the site a few weeks before the holiday.
There is also a campsite at Lamure-sur-Azergues, 28 km from Chessy.

For campervanners looking for a little more comfort, we suggest these two addresses:

Blandine and Pascal Jourdain
La Ferme du Chapi
La Genetière
69620 Saint Laurent d'Oingt
Website of the Chapi farm
04 74 71 74 21
06 75 31 29 72
Bed and breakfast - gîte - farm inn. They have 6 pitches for camping cars with sanitary facilities and showers.

Jean Jacques Paire
Ronzière
69620 Ternand
04 74 71 35 72
06 80 27 03 67
This winegrower has a gîte and 3 pitches equipped with toilets and showers.
Winegrower's website

For these two sites, there is an emptying station close to the Létra cooperative cellar.

Registrations

To register, download the PDF registration form from the link below. Please note that the registration form consists of two pages: the registration form itself (make sure you fill in all the sections that apply to you and sign at the bottom of the page), and the conditions governing the operation of the "solidarity fund", which you should also sign. If you are planning to be accompanied by your partner, please make sure you register him or her. previously as an associate member with your Territorial or National Delegate and don't forget to enter your associate member number in the box provided.

For those of you who arrange your own accommodation and meals, you should take the "Simple Participant" package, which covers the cost of all the benefits and services you will receive by taking part in the trip: cost of preparing the trip and tours, publication of the maps on display and the trombinoscope, welcome drink and end-of-trip drink, trip brochure, organisation of activities for accompanying persons, Club insurance, etc.

You can choose from the following packages:

  • "Full board at €424.
  • "The 7-dinner package costs €128 if you are staying on your own but wish to share the dinners with your friends.
  • The "Single participant package" costs €25 if you arrange your own accommodation and dinners.
  • "Deported meal at the Col des Echarmeaux" at €12.50, if you have not chosen full board, but would like to take advantage of this meal at the Annual Gathering.

If, and only if, a participant is not a member of the FFCT, the compulsory insurance of 7€ must be taken out in addition.
Participation in the Solidarity Fund is included in the registration fee.

You can pay the registration fee by cheque or by transfer to the Club's account. Due to the additional fees charged by the organisation that manages it, we do not accept payment by PayPal.

Members are allocated in the order in which the cheque or transfer is sent. For the former, the postmark will be taken as proof, for the latter, please send us a copy of the transfer order. If the holiday is full, a waiting list will be set up, which will operate according to the same priority allocation rules as for direct registrations.

Trombinoscope :

If you have not yet submitted your photo for the trombinoscope and would like to be included, please tick the appropriate box and send us a photo in JPG format by e-mail.

Further information will be posted later on the website, which you can consult regularly. Each time, the person in charge of the breaks will send a short e-mail to the mailing list. If you would like to receive these emails, please sign up to the mailing list if you have not already done so.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call the person in charge of the holiday: +33 6 78 87 33 67.

Download the newsletter :

  • Chessy Registration Form
  • Booking form Chessy in English
  • Modulo d'iscrizione Chessy (Italiano)

The deadline for receipt of entries is 5 April 2020.

You can leaf through here the Booklet which will be distributed during your stay and, in addition to welcome messages, contains information about the region and how to get there, safety tips and detailed descriptions of the tours.

Other activities or visits

Museums, picturesque villages, hiking trails, wine tourism, swimming at Lac des Sapins in Cublize, a conference and tour of Lyon and its Gallo-Roman remains with members of the Club des Cent Cols from Lyon, etc. The accompanying adults will not have enough time in the week to take advantage of all the activities on offer. 

MUSEUMS

ESPACE PIERRES FOLLES : 6.4 km, 9 minutes
Saint Jean des Vignes
botanical trail, geological museum and eco-museum.
http://www.espace-pierres-folles.com

MUSEE ANTOINE BRUN : 18 km, 22 minutes
Sainte Consorce
A museum of models of international buildings made in the second half of the 20th century by a self-taught artist.
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm
http://www.mairie-sainteconsorce.fr/musee/

MUSEE GUIGNOL : 25 kms 33 minutes
Brindas
The museum houses the collection of the late Jean Guy Mourguet, the last descendant of the creator of the puppet so beloved by the people of Lyon.
Wednesday to Sunday from 2pm to 6pm
For groups: other days and times on request
http://www.ccvl.fr/page.php?sid=&page=DT1294829486

MAISON DE L'ARAIRE : 31 km, 40 minutes
Yzeron
Exhibition centre for this association, which is interested in the history, archaeology and heritage of the Lyonnais region. Permanent exhibition on Lyon's three Roman aqueducts and silk velvet weaving in the west of Lyon from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Sundays and public holidays from 2pm to 6pm. Groups by appointment.
http://www.araire.org/-La-Maison-d-Expositions-a-Yzeron-

MAISON DU CURE D'ARS : 18 km, 20 minutes
Dardilly
The birthplace of Saint Jean Marie Vianney, the famous parish priest of Ars in the Ain department.
This village hosts a major annual pilgrimage.
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
http://www.village-natal-saint-cure-ars-dardilly.fr/

AMPERE MUSEUM : 22 km, 33 minutes
Poleymieux au Mont d'Or
Educational museum on the history of electricity in the house where André Ampère was born.
Saturday from 2pm to 6pm, Sunday from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm.
Groups by appointment.
http://amperemusee.fr/

PAUL DINI MUSEUM 17 km, 20 minutes
Villefranche sur Saône
Municipal museum featuring many regional painters, the result of a dation from a major collector. Collections from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century.
Wednesday 1.30pm-6pm, Thursday and Friday 1.30pm-6pm and 1.30pm-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 2.30pm-6pm.
http://musee-paul-dini.com/

WINEGROWER'S MUSEUM IN BEAUJOLAIS 13 km, 15 minutes
Municipality of Ternand
http://domainepaire.fr/un-musee/

MUSEUM OF MECHANICAL MUSIC
Oingt
https://www.rhonetourisme.com/a-voir-a-faire/musees-sites-et-monuments/musees/musee-de-la-musique-mecanique-210739/

CHASSELAY MUSEUM : 15 km, 20 minutes
Chasselay
https://www.rhonetourisme.com/a-voir-a-faire/musees-sites-et-monuments/musees/musee-souvenirs-et-traditions-109152/

PICTURESQUE TOWNS AND VILLAGES

CARRIERES DE GLAY :
Saint-Germain-Nuelles ) 2.4 km, 4 minutes
Ochre limestone quarry, now disused but in use for several centuries.
https://www.carrieres-de-glay.fr/

MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF TERNAND : 13 km, 15 minutes
Listed village
https://ternand.fr/

VILLAGE DE OINGT : 10 km, 13 minutes
If you're only going to make one visit, this is it: a beautiful golden stone village listed as one of France's most beautiful villages, famous for its barrel organ festival at the end of the summer.
http://www.valdoingt.org/valdoingt/oingt.html

LAC DES SAPINS : 33 km, 38 minutes
Cublize
http://beaujolaisvert.com/fr/a-faire/lac-des-sapins

LA CLAYETTE : 61 km, 1h10
Pronounce the Clète!
Magnificent castle
http://mairie-laclayette.fr/

MONT SAINT RIGAUD 44 km, 52 minutes
Propières
At 1011 m, it is the highest point in the Rhône department. A forest road leads up to the summit, from where you can climb up to a viewpoint and enjoy a 360° panorama. A few metres from the summit, there is a "sacred spring" that is said to cure many ailments! Like the famous cyclist's leg ache, for example?
Numerous walks possible in the undergrowth.

ARCHITECTURE

The Tourette convent in Eveux sur l'Arbresle 10 km 11 minutes
Famous work by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known under the pseudonym Le Corbusier
Guided tour on Sundays from 2 pm to 2.30 pm without prior booking
Group bookings during the week by prior arrangement
https://www.couventdelatourette.fr/

WINE TOURISM

Numerous winegrowers' cellars and cooperative wineries nearby: Ternand, Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt, etc.

WALKING

Routes from Pollionnay suggested by Nicole Ballas
Walking tour of Lyon by claude Mabilllot
Visit the Gallo-Roman remains in and around Lyon with Roland Dameron, etc.