Stage 4

Saint-Vulbas Saint François Longchamp

17 August 2020

Located east of Lyon (1h30), in the heart of the lower Bugey and along the Rhone, Saint Vulbas welcomes you in a green setting, which was once the seat of an important Gallo-Roman settlement.
With the label “Quatre fleurs”, Saint Vulbas will take you to the heart of nature and paths, for beautiful walks that will delight young and old.

Numerous actions in favour of sustainable development and biodiversity have been set up: fallow land sown in 2016, integrated biological control in the town’s greenhouses, chickadee nesting boxes decorated by children, provision of compost…  An eco-pasture has also been developed since 2017 around the Bugey power station, with donkeys and Solognot sheep.  

If you feel like it, you can then extend your trip on the territory of the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l’Ain, which enjoys recognized heritage sites (Medieval City of Pérouges), admirable natural sites (Cascade de Charabotte) and an undeniable cultural offer (Ambronay Baroque Music Festival, Festival du Printemps de Pérouges…).

By its geographical situation, it will make you discover varied landscapes extending between the foothills of Bugey, the ponds of the Dombes to the banks of the Rhone and the river Ain and will unveil a range of emotions as singular as varied, spread over its 53 communes.